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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:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hwangsoo Choi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Manpo Kwong, San Jose, CA (US);
Seong S Shin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395309 ; 395281 ; 39575001 ; 395822 ;
Abstract
A notebook computer (10) includes provides power to a parallel port floppy drive (24) through the parallel port connector (48). The computer (10) includes a power switching circuit (30) which detects whether a printer or floppy drive is connected to the parallel port connector (48). If a floppy drive (24) is connected, the power is enabled through the parallel port connector (48). If a printer is connected, power is disabled through the parallel port connector (48).