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Method of structuring messages for exchanging data and/or for synchronizing processes in a data processing system wherein at least two stations are connected to each other via a serial bus

US5524213A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1995
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method for structuring messages for the exchange of data and/or for the synchronization of processes in data processing systems. A message includes at least elements with respect to start (start-bit, SOF), identification (also called identifier) and data with one bit field (IDE-field, IDE-bit) having at least one bit for characterizing the length of the identifier.

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