Multiple Transmitter System and Method
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1. A system comprising,a first transmitter coupled to a first transmission line;
- a second transmitter coupled to a second transmission line; and
a third transmitter coupled to a third transmission line, wherein two of the three transmitters are conductive and wherein at least one of the three transmitters is not conductive.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of data transmission are disclosed. In an embodiment, at least two transmitters are selectively activated and at least one transmitter is deactivated at a serial interface to transmit data via at least two distinct lines.
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1. A system comprising,
a first transmitter coupled to a first transmission line; -
a second transmitter coupled to a second transmission line; and a third transmitter coupled to a third transmission line, wherein two of the three transmitters are conductive and wherein at least one of the three transmitters is not conductive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a processing circuit; and means for serial transmission coupled to the processing circuit and to the display, wherein the means for serial transmission includes at least three receivers configured to receive a signal via at least three wires from at least three transmitters, wherein at least two of the transmitters are active and at least one transmitter is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device comprising:
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an image sensing device; a data processing circuit; and a serial interface coupled to the data processing circuit and to the image sensing device, wherein the serial interface includes at least two active transmitters and at least one inactive transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
selectively activating at least two transmitters and deactivating at least one transmitter at a serial interface to transmit data via at least two distinct lines. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
receiving a data signal from a set of transmitters including a first transmitter driving a first line, a second transmitter driving a second line, and a third transmitter driving a third line, wherein the data signal comprises a first signal from the first transmitter and a second signal from the second transmitter, and wherein the third transmitter is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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