The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas John Aebli, Apex, NC (US);
Brent Alan Miller, Cary, NC (US);
William Walter Vetter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395839 ; 395282 ; 395283 ; 395836 ; 395837 ; 395839 ; 395883 ; 395884 ; 395885 ; 395887 ;
Abstract
A computer system, and particularly a handheld mobile client system, in which a user input device such as a keyboard or a scanner, coupled by a tethering conductor or a wireless link such as an infrared radiation link, functions as a master while the central processing unit of the system functions as a slave in receiving input digital signals.