Electronic device and data communication method
US6587911B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for use when a format which can be transmitted by a transmission device is not equal to a format which can be received by a reception device that makes it possible to correctly perform data transmission includes a controller for controlling transmission that determines a transmission format with reference to a transmittable format of a source device and a receivable format of a destination device and instructs the source device to perform data transmission in the determined transmission format. When the data format which can be transmitted by the source device cannot be received by the destination device, the controller determines a transmission data format with reference to a data format which can be converted by a format converter connected to a bus and having a data format converting function and instructs the source device to transmit data to the format converter. The format converter which receives the data transmits the data to the destination device.
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