Patent · US Expired

System for operating system software providing input buffer for receiving variable-length bit stream with a header containing synchronization data recognized by universal serial controller

US5870631A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1995
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for communicating between two, or more, devices receiving a variable-length bit stream. The method and apparatus allocate an input buffer larger than any read size selected for the receiving unit and the reception stops when the input buffer is full.

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