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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1996
Robert J Burnett, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Ajay Gupta, Sioux City, IA (US);
Gateway 2000, Inc., North Sioux City, SD (US);
Abstract
A computer peripheral combines an electro-magnetic transceiver and a computer pointing device in the same housing, The pointing device cable provides the electrical connection between the electro-magnetic transceiver and the computer's data bus. The transceiver receives information in the form of electro-magnetic pulses from an appropriately-equipped remote device, converts the pulses to electrical signals, and relays the electrical signals to the computer. The transceiver receives electrical signals addressed to the device from the computer, converts the electrical signals to electro-magnetic pulses, and relays the pulses to the remote device.