| US 7,539,967 B1 | ||
| Self-configuring components on a device | ||
| Kent Orthner, Kanata (Canada); Desmond Ambrose, Ottawa (Canada); and Geoff Barnes, Carleton Place (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Altera Corporation, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/418,693. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 716—16 [716/17; 716/18; 713/1; 713/2; 713/100; 326/38; 326/41; 326/47] | 22 Claims |
| 13. A method for a component on a device to obtain parameter information, the method comprising:
transmitting a query on a line associated with a first component to obtain parameter information, the first component connected
to a second component, the first component and the second component included on an electronic device;
receiving parameter information at the first component, wherein logic operable to obtain parameter information is included
in the first component;
determining whether self-configuration is required using parameter information received;
performing self-configuration at the first component using parameter information, wherein the first component is operable
to interact with the second component after self-configuration is performed.
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