Patent ID: 6456628
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An interprocessor communication device for communicating between first and second processors, each having a communication protocol for transmitting data thereto and receiving data therefrom, comprising:an interprocessor buffer for storing data, said buffer having a first communication port and a second communication port for communicating therewith in a third buffer communication protocol, wherein data can be transmitted into one of said first or second port for storage in said buffer and retrieved from the other of said first and second ports for access of data from said buffer; a first translator for converting the communication protocol of the first processor to said third buffer communication protocol and disposed between the first processor and the first port of said buffer for allowing the first processor to communicate with said first port of said buffer in the associated communication protocol of the first processor; and a second translator for converting the communication protocol of the second processor to said third buffer communication protocol and disposed between the second processor and said second port of said buffer for allowing the second processor to communicate with said second port of said buffer in the associated communication protocol of the second processor.