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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Stephen R. Mooney, Mapleton, UT (US);
Howard L. Heck, Hillsboro, OR (US);
James E. Jaussi, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Frank T. Hady, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan K. Casper, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen R. Mooney, Mapleton, UT (US);
Howard L. Heck, Hillsboro, OR (US);
James E. Jaussi, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Frank T. Hady, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan K. Casper, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of interconnecting devices may include an input/output (IO) connector assembly having a voltage regulator, one or more signaling circuits, a first set of contacts, a second set of contacts connected to the one or more signaling circuits, and logic to receive a configuration command. The logic may also connect the first set of contacts to the voltage regulator if the configuration command corresponds to a first protocol. If the configuration command corresponds to a second protocol, on the other hand, the logic can connect the first set of contacts to the one or more signaling circuits.