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

Claim 9:
10. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first sensor control circuit in an integrated circuit device, first sensor data from a first plurality of sensors of a first type, wherein the first sensor control circuit communicates with the first type of sensor using a first protocol;
converting, at the first sensor control circuit, the first sensor data to a generic format;
receiving, at a second sensor control circuit in the integrated circuit device, second sensor data from a second plurality of sensors of a second type, wherein the first plurality of sensors and the second plurality of sensors include serially connected chains of sensors, and wherein the second sensor control circuit communicates with the second type of sensor using a second protocol;
converting, at the second sensor control circuit, the second sensor data to the generic format; and
outputting the first sensor data and the second sensor data in the generic format.