Method and apparatus for implementing an application programming interface for a communications bus
US5815678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40065
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for creating a high-level application programming interface allows simplified control and usage of digital data being transported over an IEEE 1394 serial bus under a variety of operational environments. The system and method of controlling communications on a communications bus includes determining a number of adapters attached to the communications bus, establishing a link between an application program and one or more of the adapters; allocating buffers for data transfer; mapping a memory buffer to a space in storage associated with the communications bus; and executing the applications program.
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