System for communicating a plurality of information processing modules using two cascaded links
US6438589B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing system is designed to communicate a plurality of information processing modules, wherein each information processing module comprising: a storage unit for storing display data; a transmission request acceptance unit for accepting a display data transmission request; a recognition unit for determining whether or not display data corresponding to the transmission request is stored on the storage unit; a transfer unit for transferring the transmission request to a different module if the recognition unit determines that the display data corresponding to the transmission request is not stored; a display data getting unit for getting the display data from the storage unit if the recognition unit determines that the display data is stored; and a display data transmission unit for returning the display data gotten by the display data getting unit to a party making the transmission request.
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