Method of executing communication program in modem apparatus
US5673392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of executing communication programs in a modem apparatus. A plurality of communication programs used to perform data communication or facsimile communication are stored in an internal memory space (e.g., ROM) in a processor after they have been compressed. A communication program to be executed in ROM is decompressed and developed in a work area external to the processor (e.g., RAM). The developed communication program is then executed by the processor. The data decompression is performed according to an exclusive program decompression program or a program in the communication programs which is adapted to provide a data decompression function.
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