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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
May. 28, 2002
Akihiro Tanaka, Moriguchi, JP;
Toshiya Mori, Settsu, JP;
Hideki Kagemoto, Nara, JP;
Koichiro Yamaguchi, Ashiya, JP;
Akihiro Tanaka, Moriguchi, JP;
Toshiya Mori, Settsu, JP;
Hideki Kagemoto, Nara, JP;
Koichiro Yamaguchi, Ashiya, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A data transfer apparatus receives from an upper station a data stream that includes a plurality of types of repeat data, each type of repeat data being repeatedly transmitted by the upper station, and transfers the repeat data to a lower station, the data transfer apparatus including a storage unit having a storage area; an extraction unit for extracting the types of repeat data from the received data stream; a writing unit for writing the extracted repeat data to the storage area; a data structure ratio determination unit for determining a ratio between the types of repeat data to be output in a data stream per fixed length of time; and a data output unit for reading the repeat data stored in the storage unit, and outputting the read repeat data at the determined ratio.