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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:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1988
Jay Kaplan, Wayland, MA (US);
Richard G Harris, Franklin, MA (US);
Barry Sidebottom, Marlboro, MA (US);
Bull HN Information Systems Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
In a computer terminal an electronic device allows the selection of the terminal address and baud rate via a DIP switch (Dual In-Line Package) located internally in the terminal or via external selection means by allowing the setting of signal line voltage level by means of jumper wires in a communication connector. To enable the external option, predetermined pins in the communications connector are jumpered to disable the DIP switch, whose settings are then ignored. By jumpering other predetermined pins in the communications connector, the signal line levels define the terminal address and the terminal baud rate.