US Patent 7734976 Synchronizing control of test instruments

Patent 7734976 was granted and assigned to Electro Scientific Industries on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Electro Scientific Industries

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

77349760

Patent Inventor Names

Spencer Barrett0

Date of Patent

June 8, 2010

Patent Application Number

115652440

Date Filed

November 30, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kevin L. Ellis

Patent abstract

A method and apparatus for synchronizing plural test devices coupled to a host. A counter of each of the devices is initialized, and each of the counters is incremented, such as by a periodic signal indicating a start of a data stream. An action, typically either a source signal or a measurement signal, is triggered when a respective counter reaches a programmed counter value.