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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000

Filed:

May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Felix F Khouri, San Jose, CA (US);

Mahesh Bommareddy, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370465 ; 370401 ; 370228 ;
Abstract

A message-based communication system includes a communication link having an associated message version. A first device is coupled to the communication link. The first device is configured to communicate messages across the communication link using the message version associated with the communication link. A second device is also coupled to the communication link. The second device is configured to communicate messages across the communication link using any of several different message versions. A message version controller is also coupled to the communication link. The second device includes a link status database that is used to store information regarding communication links coupled to the second device.


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