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Multiplex transmission apparatus and multiplex transmission method
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-24
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2012-12-24
Abstract
Abstract In a multiplex transmission apparatus and a multiplex transmission method when a control unit reads reception data while a status flag is set, it determines that the reception data is obtained before data in a transmission buffer is transmitted. When the control unit reads the reception data while the status flag is reset, it determines that the read data is response data to transmission data. Thus, the control unit precisely recognizes the time series of data on communication control.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Nakashima
- 👤 Yoshikazu Nobutoki
- 👤 Osamu Michihira
- 👤 Toshimichi Tokunaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/40; H04L12/40169; H04L12/40176; H04L9/00; H04L9/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A multiplex transmission apparatus in which a plurality of control units separately connected to a common multiplex transmission path perform transmission/reception of information with each other, comprising: transmission data storage means for storing transmission data to be transmitted from each of said control units onto said multiplex transmission path; reception data storage means for storing reception data transmitted by each of said control units via said multiplex transmission path; means for setting a flag for indicating a state that the transmission data is being stored in said transmission data storage means and waiting to be transmitted; and means for resetting the flag for indicating a state that the transmission data has been transmitted from said transmission data storage means onto said multiplex transmission path; wherein each of said control units reads out the flag together with the reception data stored in said reception data storage means and determines that the reception data is not response data to the transmission data when said reception data storage means stores the reception data while the flag is set, or determines that the reception data is response data to the transmission data when said reception data storage means stores the reception data while the flag is reset.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A multiplex transmission apparatus in which a plurality of control units separately connected to a common multiplex transmission path perform transmission/reception of information with each other, comprising: transmission data storage means for storing transmission data to be transmitted from each of said control units onto said multiplex transmission path; reception data storage means for storing reception data transmitted by each of said control units via said multiplex transmission path; means for setting a flag for indicating a state that the transmission data is being stored in said transmission data storage means and waiting to be transmitted; and means for resetting the flag for indicating a state that the transmission data has been transmitted from said transmission data storage means onto said multiplex transmission path; wherein each of said control units reads out the flag together with the reception data stored in said reception data storage means and determines that the reception data is not response data to the transmission data when said reception data storage means stores the reception data while the flag is set, or determines that the reception data is response data to the transmission data when said reception data storage means stores the reception data while the flag is reset.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said flags are provided, and said flags respectively correspond to said plurality of control units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the flag is set, said reception data storage means does not store reception data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said control units is connected to a sensor for inputting a predetermined signal to the corresponding control unit, and to an actuator controlled by the corresponding control unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
184 words
A multiplex transmission method in which a plurality of control units separately connected to a common multiplex transmission path perform transmission/reception of information with each other via transmission buffer or reception buffer provided to each of said control units, comprising the steps of: storing transmission data to be transmitted from each of said control units onto said multiplex transmission path in said transmission buffer; setting a flag when the transmission data is written in said transmission buffer; resetting the flag when the transmission data is transmitted from said transmission buffer onto said multiplex transmission path; storing reception data transmitted by each of said control units via said multiplex transmission path; and reading out the flag together with the reception data by each of said control units, wherein each of said control units determines that the reception data is not response data to the transmission data when said reception buffer stores the reception data while the flag is set, or determines that the reception data is response data to the transmission data when said reception buffer stores the reception data while the flag is reset.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
184 words
A multiplex transmission method in which a plurality of control units separately connected to a common multiplex transmission path perform transmission/reception of information with each other via transmission buffer or reception buffer provided to each of said control units, comprising the steps of: storing transmission data to be transmitted from each of said control units onto said multiplex transmission path in said transmission buffer; setting a flag when the transmission data is written in said transmission buffer; resetting the flag when the transmission data is transmitted from said transmission buffer onto said multiplex transmission path; storing reception data transmitted by each of said control units via said multiplex transmission path; and reading out the flag together with the reception data by each of said control units, wherein each of said control units determines that the reception data is not response data to the transmission data when said reception buffer stores the reception data while the flag is set, or determines that the reception data is response data to the transmission data when said reception buffer stores the reception data while the flag is reset.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of said flags are provided, and said flags respectively correspond to said plurality of control units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein when the flag is set, said reception buffer does not store reception data.
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