Patent ID: 9298656
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A data transferring apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a data transfer request from a plurality of origins issuing the data transfer request respectively, wherein the data transfer request includes attribute information and an address, and the attribute information includes an identification which indicates the origin issuing the data transfer request; and a sending unit configured to transfer the data transfer request in a packet format which is selected from a first packet format and a second packet format based on the identification, wherein the first packet format includes the attribute information and the address, and the second packet format does not include predetermined attribute information and the address, wherein the origin issuing the data transfer request is a bus master, and the identification is a number identifying the bus master from which the data transfer request is transmitted, wherein, if the identification indicates that the bus master is a processor, the sending unit transfers the data transfer request in the first packet format, and if the identification indicates that the bus master is a direct memory access controller, the sending unit transfers the data transfer request in the second packet format.