Direct memory access method for use with a multiplexed data bus
US4482951A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use with a computer which directly transfers incoming data into the computer memory. A functional address contained in a received message is used to index a pointer in a vector table. The indexed pointer addresses an input control block associated with the functional address. The input control block is used to control the flow of data into the computer memory. The input control block also controls access to the computer memory for subsequent messages having the same functional address.
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