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Interrupt-time processing of received signals

  • US 5,862,388 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1994
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented process for processing received signals, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving data signals by a receiver;

    (b) transmitting a data-received interrupt signal from the receiver to an operating system running on a host processor;

    (c) establishing a data-received interrupt time by the operating system in response to the data-received interrupt signal;

    (d) passing the data-received interrupt signal from the operating system to a data-processing system running on the host processor, wherein the data-received interrupt signal informs the data-processing system that the receiver has received the data signals;

    (e) receiving the data signals by the data-processing system from the receiver during the data-received interrupt time;

    (f) partially processing the data signals by the data-processing system during the data-received interrupt time;

    (g) terminating the data-received interrupt time by the operating system;

    (h) receiving a clock interrupt signal by the operating system;

    (i) establishing a clock interrupt time by the operating system in response to the clock interrupt signal;

    (j) passing the clock interrupt signal from the operating system to the data-processing system;

    (k) completing the processing of the data signals by the data-processing system during the clock interrupt time; and

    (l) terminating the clock interrupt time by the operating system.

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