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Communication protocol

US4860292A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1987
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/40
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of communicating between two control units includes transmitting a message from one control unit to the other, checking the message at the other control unit for proper reception, if the reception is not proper, sending a NAK signal from the other to the one control unit, if the reception is proper, sending an ACK signal from the other to the one control unit, and upon receiving an NAK at said one control unit, resending the original message.

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