Electronic apparatus, process for its duplication, and arrangement for data transfer between two similarly constructed electronic apparatus
US5832194A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1666
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic apparatus, process for its duplication, and arrangement for data transfer between two similarly constructed electronic apparatus is described in which the electronic apparatus has a microprocessor or microcontroller, a non-volatile memory, and an interface. The microprocessor or microcontroller, the non-volatile memory and other measures of the apparatus allow a data content of a certain memory component of a certain other apparatus to be simply transferred into the non-volatile memory. The apparatus thus has the ability to bequeath its data characteristics, or to duplicate itself. Further, a process is described for carrying out such a duplication. Assuming a second inventive electronic apparatus is built, a particular advantageous arrangement can be created in which a data record can be completely transferred from the memory of the first apparatus into the memory of the second apparatus. This data transfer is even beneficially possible when the second apparatus is partially defective.
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