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Data processing system and data processing method

  • US 6,942,157 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2002
  • Issued: 09/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data processing system comprising first, second, third, and fourth IC chips;

  • each of said IC chips comprising;

    logic circuitry; and

    wireless communications input/output circuitry, electrically coupled to said logic circuitry, for performing wireless input and output communications with the other IC chips; and

    wherein said first IC chip is a master, said second IC chip is a master, said third IC chip is a slave and said fourth IC chip is an arbiter;

    each of said masters includes means for making an arbitration request to said arbiter to obtain permission to communicate wirelessly with said slave;

    said arbiter including means for ranting said permission for one of said masters to communicate wirelessly with said slave if no other master currently has permission to communicate wirelessly with said slave.

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