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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. 27, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mahesh Chandra Rao, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395883 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for connecting a computer to one or more peripheral devices includes providing an adapter module connectable directly or by means of standard cabling to a peripheral device. The adapter module includes a plurality of electrical connectors configured to operate in accordance with predetermined interface protocols. A conversion means provided in the module in the form of an ASIC chip performs protocol conversions. By providing three or more connectors on the adapter module, several devices can be connected to a computer having a single port.