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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Siang Lin Tan, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Su Wei Lim, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Ming Chew Lee, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Ofer Nathan, Kiryat Yam, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/20 (2013.01); G06F 13/405 (2013.01); G06F 13/4072 (2013.01); G06F 13/4221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided which comprises: an input/output (I/O) port; an adaptor; a physical layer to interface between the I/O port and the adaptor; a first controller associated with a first type of communication; and a second controller associated with a second type of communication, wherein the adaptor is to selectively couple the I/O port, via the physical layer, to one of the first controller or the second controller, based at least in part on a type of device coupled to the I/O port.