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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2002
Yeow Khai Chang, Singapore, SG;
Zhenyu Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yeow Khai Chang, Singapore, SG;
Zhenyu Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a bus system comprising a first station and a second station coupled by a bus for transferring data and control signals. The bus is conceived to operate according to a protocol in which the first station repeatedly sends requests to the second station. The first station comprises a processor, a bus interface, and a buffer coupled to said interruptible processor and said bus interface, the processor being operable to generate request properties for the requests to be sent by the first station. Furthermore, the processor is operable to handle said data items. The buffer is operable to store said request properties. The bus interface is operable to generate said requests from said stored request properties and to repeatedly send said requests.