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Method and circuit for providing a context datum of a device based on an address associated with this device

US7424022B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2003
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/742
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing a context datum associated with a source and/or destination device based on an address datum associated with the device, including addressing, based on the address datum, a unit for providing an index, the unit containing, for each address datum, an indicator indicating whether the device is active; and addressing, based on the index provided by the unit, a context memory for providing the context datum associated with the device.

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