Patent ID: 11863320
Assignee: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of communication on a shared media having a plurality of devices coupled thereto, the method comprising:
a) forming a first portion comprising information on a property of a data signal and complying with a communication protocol;
b) forming a second portion comprising data that differs from the information on the property provided in the first portion, wherein the second portion is non-compliant with the communication protocol;
c) forming a third portion comprising a first error check character to verify that the data signal is error free, wherein the first error check character is purposefully set to be an incorrect value and otherwise complying with the communication protocol; and
d) transmitting the data signal comprising the first, second, and third portions on the shared media, whereby a first of the plurality of devices that complies with the communication protocol is configured to reject the data signal due to the first error check character, and a second of the plurality of devices is configured to decode the data signal.