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Device connected to a bus and method for operating the device

  • US 20040003143A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2003
  • Published: 01/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bus-connected device at least one of transmitting data to at least one other device through a bus and receiving data from at least one other device through the bus, comprising:

  • storage devices in which data to be transmitted or received is temporarily stored, said storage devices being memories or memory areas and storing information not contained in the data transmitted through the bus;

    a control device connected to said storage devices and programmed to at least one of;

    determine if any data is to be transmitted and, if data is to be transmitted, to determine which of said storage devices is storing the data to be transmitted next; and

    determine in which of said storage devices the received data are to be stored; and

    said control device being programmed to utilize the information to allocate a priority level to a respective one of said storage devices and to take the information into account when deciding at least one of;

    which of said storage devices stores the data to be transmitted next; and

    in which of said storage devices the received data are to be stored.

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