METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING TIMING SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A SERIAL INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a message over a serial interface, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal at a first time;
receiving a second signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time; and
if a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period;
generating a first message, the first message being representative of the first signal and the second signal; and
transmitting the first message over the serial interface.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for transmitting messages over a serial interface. A method comprises receiving a first signal at a first time and receiving a second signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time. If a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period, the method comprises generating a first message that is representative of the first signal and the second signal and transmitting the first message over the serial interface. In accordance with one embodiment, the threshold time period is equal to one half of an interface acquisition delay time period associated with the serial interface.
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1. A method for transmitting a message over a serial interface, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal at a first time; receiving a second signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time; and if a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period; generating a first message, the first message being representative of the first signal and the second signal; and transmitting the first message over the serial interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A baseband module configured to transmit messages over a serial interface, the baseband module comprising:
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a serial port; a scheduling module coupled to the serial port, the scheduling module being configured to transmit timing messages over the serial interface via the serial port with an interface acquisition delay time period; a message generation module coupled to the scheduling module, the message generation module being configured to; receive a first timing signal at a first time; receive a second timing signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time; generate a combined timing message when a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period, the combined timing message being representative of the first timing signal and the second timing signal; and provide the combined timing message to the scheduling module, wherein the combined timing message is transmitted via the serial port. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transceiver comprising:
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a baseband module coupled to the serial interface, the baseband module being configured to; generate a first strobe signal at a first time; generate a second strobe signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time; generate a combined message based on the first strobe signal and the second strobe signal if a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period; and transmit the combined message over the serial interface at a transmit time, the transmit time being after the first time; and a radio frequency module coupled to the serial interface, the radio frequency module being configured to; receive the combined message via the serial interface; and deconstruct the combined message into the first strobe signal and the second strobe signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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