Multi-master bus arbitration and resource control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8984194
APP PUB NO 20120191891A1
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13327058

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The present invention discloses an arbitration mechanism for controlling access of a plurality of nodes external to a shared resource, to which accesses by the number of nodes must be restricted, is applicable to any shared source in a computer or computer-controlled system. The present design delivers the following advantageous features. It provides localized arbitration to obtain resource access and localized self-management of resource mastery; eliminates resource seizure locally; it allows equal access to the share resource, encapsulate all four above features with the same circuit/protocol.

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NUMIA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LLC8 DEANS LANE PO BOX 236 LYNDONVILLE VT 05851

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Allen, Duane E Sheffield, US 4 132
Allen, James Jay Sparks, US 1 0

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