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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Brian A. Franchuk, Richfield, MN (US);
Roger R. Benson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian A. Franchuk, Richfield, MN (US);
Roger R. Benson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication controller in a device on a network automatically prevents transmission of data onto the network in response to a transmit request from a CPU of the device if a message is being received or has been received but not read or acknowledged.