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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1996
Robert H Frantz, Plano, TX (US);
George Elwell, Forney, TX (US);
Huey Dixon, Rowlett, TX (US);
Joe Griffis, Dalllas, TX (US);
Steve Hankins, Carrollton, TX (US);
InterVoice Limited Partnership, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A computer card mounted in a computer, which has at least one other card having a similar functionality to the card, with the cards being connected to a common bus. Both cards also have overlapping memory, I/O, and interrupt selections assigned by a plug-and-play device. The card comprises a unique handle that is latched to the card by the plug-and-play device. If a card comparator detects a match between the unique handle and the selection data, a selector enables the card. If the comparator does not detect a match between the unique handle and the selection data, the selector disables the card.