IN-VIVO SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN IMAGERS AND PROCESSOR THEREOF
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1. An in-vivo imaging device comprising:
- a plurality of imagers;
a processor;
a single control bus to which each one of the plurality of imagers and the processor are coupled, for communicating control signals from the processor to the plurality of imagers; and
a single data bus to which each one of the plurality of imagers and the processor are coupled, for communicating data between the processor and the plurality of imagers.
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Abstract
An in-vivo sensing device having multiple imagers controlled by a single processor and a method for communicating between the processor and the imagers. The processor and imagers are connected via common data and control busses, instead of by direct separate conducting lines thereby reducing the number of pins on the processor and the corresponding number of conducting lines.
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1. An in-vivo imaging device comprising:
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a plurality of imagers; a processor; a single control bus to which each one of the plurality of imagers and the processor are coupled, for communicating control signals from the processor to the plurality of imagers; and a single data bus to which each one of the plurality of imagers and the processor are coupled, for communicating data between the processor and the plurality of imagers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In an in-vivo imaging device comprising a processor and a plurality of imagers, a method for communicating between the processor and the plurality of imagers comprising the steps of:
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providing a control bus; connecting each imager and the processor to the control bus; associating with each imager identity information for uniquely identifying each imager; and communicating control commands and associated identity information from the processor to the imagers. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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