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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gabor Fencsik, Berkley, CA (US);
Fletcher M Glenn, II, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
MDS-Qantel, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364200 ;
Abstract
Interface unit for handling translation of message signals between a communication channel and a communications processor. The processor and interface unit are embodied in a data processing station of which a plurality of such stations are arranged along the communication channel. The interface unit includes a microstate machine which under program control directs the operations of message transmission, message receipt, and communication channel contention.