Patent ID: 6744777
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A data transfer method of transferring at least one data file from a first node to a second node under control of a control node in a bus system, the first node and the second node having corresponding node identifiers, said data transfer method comprising:transmitting to the first node a first command, including the node identifier of the second node and a data file number field; and transmitting to the second node a second command, including the node identifier of the first node; wherein, when the data file number field specifies a number of 1 or more, the first node directs the second node to complete the data transfer when the first node has transmitted a number of data files matching the number specified in the data file number field; and wherein, when the data file number field specifies a 0, the first node continues to transmit data files until instructed by the control node to stop.