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The generic protocol translator enables a robust communication link between devices where communication and the exchange of information is currently either very difficult or impossible. The generic protocol translator frees device developers from concerning themselves with the details of existing and future protocols, data formats or application semantics that they must support for inter-device compatibility. A receiver circuit manager receives source information using a socket-type interface. The source information then passes through a receiver, a message queue, a message router, and a message converter, which converts the information to the destination format using a multi-stage pipelined poly-dimensional finite state automata based conversion process. The converted message is then sent to the destination device via the message router after being reformatted into the destination protocol identified during the conversion process. The use of finite state automata to the problem of multiple communications protocols, device types and applications enables rapid support of new devices, applications and communications protocols, while providing significant advantages in terms of simplicity and ease of use.

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