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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:
Oct. 17, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1991
Timothy M Minerd, Pittsford, NY (US);
Benjamin D Brown, Ontario, NY (US);
Alan K Robertson, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An interface connector device for interconnecting a plurality of input/output devices including a signal bus connected to a control and to the input/output devices for multiplexing the signals between the control and the input and output devices, the bus interconnecting a plurality of interface and connector devices, and each of the interface and connector devices including address recognition circuitry as well as programmable configuration selection logic to configure the connector device to respond to a variety of input/output devices. In addition, the signal bus and connector devices are adapted to recognize and convey various levels of signals, for example, different voltage levels representing control information, framing signals, and diagnostic command signals.