Device for interfacing between communications media in a home systems network
US5742608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/46
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for interfacing between at least two communications buses. The device includes a two-way interface for each of the communications buses, a circuit for comparison of messages received by the interfaces, and a circuit for resolving conflicts of priority between messages overlapping in time so that the conflict resolution circuit authorizes the transmission of the higher priority message through the interface or interfaces to the communications buses from which the higher priority message did not originate.
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