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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:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas G Pollard, San Diego, CA (US);
Rodney J Corder, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
New Media Corp., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39575005 ; 39575003 ;
Abstract
A computer system includes a computer and a plug-in card having a remote data link. The plug-in card draws power from the power sour the computer. A status monitor shows the operability of the remote data link, specifically whether it is operable for data communications to or from the computer, and its connection to the plug-in card. Power to the plug-in card is controlled responsive to the status monitor, so that power to the card is enabled only when the external data link and its connector are operable.