Patent ID: 7809873

Claim:
A method of transferring data between a first and a second device coupled with each other and with a master device with one or more communication lines, comprising: instructing the first device, by the master device, to listen to the one or more communication lines until a duration D 2 of time has elapsed; and instructing the second device to continue transmitting data onto the one or more communication lines until such point as at least a duration D 1 of time has elapsed, wherein the data transmitted onto the one or more communication lines by the second device is received by, the first device, without further intervention by the master device, wherein the master device determines the duration D 1 based upon an amount of data to be transferred between the first and second devices and an operating frequency of the one or more communication lines, and wherein the duration D 2 is at least as long as the duration D 1 .