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Method for detecting dropouts in data delivered over a bandwidth-limited bus

US6640328B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1998
Grant dateOct 28, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/775
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting dropouts in digital data transferred over a bus from a digital data source to a computer system. Each address in the computer system buffer memory is initialized to a selected code value known not to exist in the data to be transferred. After sequential transfer of data to the buffer memory, the presence of the selected code value in the buffer memory indicates that a dropout occured.

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