Memory arbitrator for electronics communications devices
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a memory;
a near field communication (NFC) device configured to receive data, power, and an NFC memory access request from a communication signal;
a host processor;
a functional component configured to provide a functional component memory access request; and
a memory arbitrator configured to;
access the memory in response to the NFC memory access request from the NFC device when the host processor is inactive,resolve a conflict between the NFC memory access request and the functional component access request based on priority, andgrant, without requesting access from the host processor, access to the memory to the functional component when the functional component has a higher priority than the NFC device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include electronic communications devices having a memory in near field communication device, a memory arbitrator and a host processor. The near field communication (NFC) devices are configured to receive data and drive power from the communication signal. The memory arbitrator is connected to the NFC device and the memory. The memory arbitrator is also configured to access the memory in response to an access request from the NFC device. Additionally, the memory is configurable to be accessed by both the host processor and the NFC device according to embodiments of the present invention.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a memory; a near field communication (NFC) device configured to receive data, power, and an NFC memory access request from a communication signal; a host processor; a functional component configured to provide a functional component memory access request; and a memory arbitrator configured to; access the memory in response to the NFC memory access request from the NFC device when the host processor is inactive, resolve a conflict between the NFC memory access request and the functional component access request based on priority, and grant, without requesting access from the host processor, access to the memory to the functional component when the functional component has a higher priority than the NFC device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22)
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12. A memory arbitrator comprising:
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a near field communication (NFC) device interface configured to receive data, power, and an NFC memory access request from an NFC device; a memory interface configured to access a memory; a functional component interface configured to communicate with one or more functional components and receive a functional component memory access request; and a memory arbitrator controller configured to; facilitate access to the memory in response to the NFC access request from the NFC device when an associated host processor is inactive, resolve a conflict between the NFC memory access request and the functional component memory access request based on a priority associated with each of the NFC device and the one or more functional components, and grant, without requesting access from the host processor, access to the memory to the one or more functional components when the one or more functional components have a higher priority than the NFC device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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