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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Tadahiro Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Hironori Akamatsu, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Terada, Osaka, JP;
Yukio Arima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Hirata, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihide Komatsu, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
First and second nodes are coupled together by a bus. The first node includes a detecting circuit for detecting the maximum data transfer capability of a connected node, at least two receiving circuits for receiving data from the bus, and a controlling circuit for selecting, based on an output signal from the detecting circuit and for optimizing the configuration of a receiving unit so as to bring the other of the receiving circuits to a stop. The second node includes a transmitting circuit for transmitting data to the bus and a notifying circuit for notifying the first node of its own maximum transfer capability.