Patent ID: 7668190
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a system comprising a first embedded device designated as a current controlling device and a second embedded device among a plurality of embedded devices, the current controlling device configured to permit transmission on a communications link and configured to control a handoff of permission to transmit on the communications link, a method comprising: transmitting a first request from the second embedded device to the current controlling device, the first request indicative of the second embedded device requesting permission to transmit data on the communications link, the first request initiating the handoff that transfers control from the current controlling device to the second embedded device to permit transmission on the communications link; and receiving, by the second embedded device from the current controlling device, permission to transmit on the communications link and control of the handoff of permission to transmit on the communications link based on the first request, wherein, after receiving permission from the current controlling device, the second embedded device is designated as a new current controlling device, the new current controlling device is operable to receive a second request for a handoff from another embedded device of the plurality of embedded devices and to decide whether to grant the second request.