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Data transfer system for rearranging data units using intermediate temporary registers

US5043935A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1989
Grant dateAug 27, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F7/762
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data transfer control system controls a data transfer between a source and a destination by rearranging a data arrangement of a data which is made up of data units each made up of one or a plurality of bits, and comprises an input/output interface unit for inputting the data from the source and for outputting the data to the destination, a data swap circuit coupled to the input/output interface unit for rearranging a data arrangement of the data received from the source through the input/output interface unit in terms of the data unit and for rearranging a data arrangement of the data outputted to the destination through the input/output interface unit in terms of the data unit, a temporary register for temporarily storing the data with the rearranged data arrangement obtained from the data swap circuit, and a data swap control circuit coupled to the data swap circuit for controlling the rearranging of the data arrangement in the data swap circuit responsive to a transfer information which includes at least a source address, a destination address and a transfer control information.

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