Patent ID: 7856520
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: G09G,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling a first device to a second device, the first device being one of a transmitting device or a receiving device and the second device being the other of a transmitting device or a receiving device, coupling of the first and second devices including connecting a first control bus between the first device and the second device, the first control bus being a bi-directional, single-line bus; determining whether the first control bus is in use by the second device; if the first control bus is not in use by the second device, conducting arbitration for control of the first control bus; and if the first device obtains control of the first control bus through the arbitration for control of the first control bus, the first device becoming an initiator and the second device becoming a follower, then further comprising: