Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Synchronization of clock or timing signals – data – or pulses
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-15
2009-11-24
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Synchronization of clock or timing signals, data, or pulses
C713S401000, C713S500000, C713S600000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07624293
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method support the synchronization and calibration of a plurality of clocks in a medical device system that may provide treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder. The plurality of clocks, which may be located at different components of the medical device system, comprises a first clock and a second clock. The second clock may be synchronized to a first clock by disabling a run mode operation and setting the second clock to a selected time. When a reference time of the first clock approximately equals the selected time, the second clock enables the run mode operation. Additionally, a drift time that is indicative of a time difference between the first clock and the second clock is determined. If the drift time is greater than a predetermined amount, an indication to resynchronize the first and second clocks is provided.
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Bhavaraju Naresh C.
Frei Mark G.
Osorio Ivan
Peters Thomas E.
Werder Jonathan C.
Banner & Witcoff , Ltd.
Lee Thomas
Medtronic Inc.
Rahman Fahmida
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