Patent ID: 9252900
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F,H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of synchronizing a slave device to a master device that communicates using a unified bus communication protocol, the unified bus communication protocol having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the method comprising: searching, according to the first mode of operation, for a first synchronization pattern, the first mode of operation having a first constant gap in between transmitted synchronization bits, the first synchronization pattern comprising a first constant sync portion and a first dynamic sync portion, the searching for the first synchronization pattern comprising searching for the first constant sync portion; obtaining synchronization when the first synchronization pattern is located and the located first synchronization pattern is verified according to at least one synchronization rule for the first mode of operation; and if synchronization is not obtained: wherein the first constant sync portion is different than the second constant sync portion.