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System for sending and receiving data on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) using a memory shared among a number of end points

US6145045A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 1998
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0094
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for an method of sending and receiving data on a Universal Serial Bus using a memory shared among a number of endpoints are disclosed. The memory is a double buffer which allows the next packet to be prepared while the current packet is being transmitted. The invention also supports transmission retry.

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