Patent ID: 6959004
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data driven information processing apparatus having a plurality of data transmission paths connected in series through which a data transfer request signal and a data transfer enabling signal are passed for transmission of a data packet, said data packet including a flag for determining a processing content, a tag field and a data field, the data driven information processing apparatus comprising: a register including a processing content detection field for determining a processing content for said data packet and a tag data field; and a processing circuit, for, when said data packet is input to said data transmission path, determining whether the tag field of said register and the tag field of said data packet have identical information, and, based on a result of the determination, performing processing on said data packet according to one of information stored in the processing content detection field of said register and information stored in the flag of said data packet.