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US 2002/0172156 A1Published application
Adaptive control of multiplexed input buffer channels
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorSam B. Sandbote
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Abstract
The present invention is a technique to select an input port. A database stores records of input ports for a plurality of communication channels. Each of the records includes a timestamp and a ready status. The timestamp indicates a most recent service time. A selector selects one of the input ports based on the timestamp and the ready status. A listener updates the records.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a database to store records of input ports for a plurality of communication channels, each of the records including a timestamp and a ready status, the timestamp indicating a most recent service time;
- a selector coupled to the database to select one of the input ports based on the timestamp and the ready status;
- and
- a listener coupled to the database and the port selector to update the records.
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A method comprising
- storing records of input ports for a plurality of communication channels in a database, each of the records including a timestamp and a ready status, the timestamp indicating a most recent service time;
- selecting one of the input ports based on the timestamp and the ready status;
- and
- updating the records.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of channel buffers corresponding to a plurality of input ports;
- a multiplexer circuit coupled to the channel buffers to select one of the channel buffers;
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- a control circuit coupled to the multiplexer circuit to control selection of the one of the channel buffers, the control circuit comprising:
- a database to store records of the input ports, each of the records including a timestamp and a ready status, the timestamp indicating a most recent service time,
- a selector coupled to the database to select one of the input ports based on the timestamp and the ready status, and
- a listener coupled to the database and the port selector to update the records.
- a database to store records of input ports for a plurality of communication channels, each of the records including a timestamp and a ready status, the timestamp indicating a most recent service time;
- a selector coupled to the database to select one of the input ports based on the timestamp and the ready status;
- and
- a listener coupled to the database and the port selector to update the records.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.