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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307465 ; 361413 ; 364200 ; 439 62 ; 307475 ;
Abstract
A circuit board for use with two different interface standards of different computer systems. The circuit board contains interfaces to two or more different standards so that one board can be inserted into two different mother boards. The interface on the board can be card edges for edge connectors, pin and socket connectors or others. The circuit board also includes provisions for the mounting of appropriate end plates. The circuit board further includes circuitry for selecting the appropriate circuitry configuration for the active interface standard, either automatically or based on a manual selection.