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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michiaki Takasaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Urayasu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/72 (2013.01); G06F 15/17337 (2013.01); H04L 12/42 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an information processing system in which a plurality of modules are connected to a ring bus, data transfer efficiency is enhanced by deleting an unnecessary packet from the ring bus. This invention relates to an information processing system in which a plurality of modules that execute data processing are connected to a ring bus. More particularly, this invention relates to a ring bus operation technique that allows efficient data transfer by monitoring a flag of a packet, and removing an unnecessary packet from the ring bus.