PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863422
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["375", "354000"]

Abstract:
A lock time measurement system to determine a lock time includes a measurement device, a serializer-deserializer (SERDES), a pattern generator, and a splitter. In a first mode, the SERDES receives first data from the pattern generator by way of the splitter. A receiver of the SERDES outputs a recovered clock signal based on the first data to a transmitter. The transmitter includes a serializer and a multiplexer. The serializer receives the recovered clock signal by way of the multiplexer and modifies second data based on the recovered clock signal and outputs serial data. A measurement device, connected to the transmitter and the splitter determines the lock time. In a second mode, the SERDES functions as a transmitter for transmitting data and a receiver for receiving data in a communication link. The system has a better accuracy and utilizes existing receiver and driver circuits.

Claim (Index 9):
A serializer-deserializer (SERDES) comprising:\n a receiver comprising:\n a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit that receives first data and outputs a recovered clock signal based on the first data; \n a phase locked loop (PLL) that outputs a reference clock signal; and a transmitter that receives the reference clock signal and is connected to the CDR circuit for receiving the recovered clock signal, the transmitter comprising:\n a multiplexer that receives the recovered clock signal and the reference clock signal, and outputs at least one of the recovered clock signal and the reference clock signal as an output clock signal; and \n a serializer that receives second data and is connected to the multiplexer for receiving the output clock signal, and outputs serial data, \n wherein the serial data and the first data are used for measuring a lock time of the CDR circuit.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.60656
- Patent Class: 375.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['10707961', '12013487', '12314211', '11005465', '13159256']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4898880987838151
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4842032692902046
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4893196158344541
- Mean Citation Score: 221.07055
- Max Citation Score: 229.70807
- Similarity Product: 182.49406465571343

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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