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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1994
Yoshihiro Nakamura, Suwa, JP;
Takao Ogawa, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention transfers data via a buffer memory between first and second external interfaces, on the basis of table data that is set in a table area by a CPU. The table data comprises a transfer start address, a transfer count, and a transfer count unit selection parameter. A transfer count setting section converts the transfer count on the basis of the original transfer count and the transfer count unit selection parameter, then sets the converted transfer count in a transfer count counter. A data transfer section transfers data within a range specified on The basis of the transfer start address and a count result of the transfer count counter.