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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:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Simon, Jr, Novi, MI (US);
Dale W Deutscher, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Charles M Grimm, Luxembourg, LU;
Dennis D Thompson, Atlanta, IN (US);
Kirk A Bailey, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignees:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Delco Electronics Corp., Kokomo, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364200 ; 3642222 ; 364260 ; 3642387 ; 3642474 ; 364228 ;
Abstract
A communication method provides for an exchange of a multiple byte message between two processors. Interrupt suppression associated with the message transfer is minimized by alternating the processors between master and slave operating modes with each byte exchanged.