Variable group communication system
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1. A multi-processor communication system comprising:
- a communication medium;
a plurality of processors, coupled to the medium, where the processors are capable of transmitting and receiving messages from the medium wherein the messages contain priority information for priority access to the communication medium and wherein the priority information can be changed dynamically dependent upon at least one previous condition in the system; and
, where a receiving processor compares a priority level of a received message to a highest previously received priority level, and executes the received message only if its priority level exceeds that of the highest previously received priority level.
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Abstract
A flexible multi-processor communications system supports variable message lengths and variable groups and application designations at respective processors. The receiving processors determine what action, if any, needs to be taken in response to the combination of group and application information in the messages. The receiving processors can include pluralities of pre-stored groups and applications along with associated priorities and the functions to perform.
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1. A multi-processor communication system comprising:
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a communication medium; a plurality of processors, coupled to the medium, where the processors are capable of transmitting and receiving messages from the medium wherein the messages contain priority information for priority access to the communication medium and wherein the priority information can be changed dynamically dependent upon at least one previous condition in the system; and
, where a receiving processor compares a priority level of a received message to a highest previously received priority level, and executes the received message only if its priority level exceeds that of the highest previously received priority level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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