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Interrupt generation in a bus system

US7054975B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 2001
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/385
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bus system comprising a first and second station (10, 14) coupled via a bus (12) for transferring data and control signals, the bus (12) operating according to a protocol in which the first station (10) repeatedly sends requests (200, 210, 220, 230) for data to the second station, the second station (14) responding to each request (200, 210, 220, 230) by sending a message with a data item or sending a negative acknowledge signal (24), wherein the second station (14) comprises:

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