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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:
Jul. 18, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1993
John M Dinwiddie, Jr, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Bobby J Freeman, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Thomas J Micallef, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Gustavo A Suarez, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Bruce J Wilkie, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multimedia solution is presented which allows a multimedia architecture to be implemented on an existing computer system. According to the invention, an expansion unit which incorporates a multimedia architecture is provided. The expansion unit is connected to an existing computer system via an expansion slot of an I/O bus of the existing computer as well as via a display device output terminal of the computer. The expansion unit is also connected to a display device. Accordingly, the expansion unit controls the presentation which is provided on the display device.