Patent ID: 11868109
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. An integrated circuit device, comprising:
a plurality of sensors distributed in the integrated circuit device, the plurality of sensors including a first set of serially connected sensors of a first type and a second set of serially connected sensors of a second type;
a plurality of sensor control circuits, wherein two or more of the sensor control circuits include:
a communication protocol circuit configured to communicate with a given set of serially connected sensors, and
a conversion circuit configured to convert sensor data from a specified set of serially connected sensors to a generic format;

wherein a first of the two or more sensor control circuits is programmed to communicate with the first set of sensors using a first specified protocol and convert sensor data from the first set of sensors to the generic format;
wherein a second of the two or more sensor control circuits is programmed to communicate with the second set of sensors using a second specified protocol and convert sensor data from the second set of sensors to the generic format; and
a transmission circuit coupled to the plurality of sensor control circuits, wherein the transmission circuit is configured to output the sensor data in the generic format.