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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. 05, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thanh T Tran, Houston, TX (US);
Gokalp Bayramoglu, Houston, TX (US);
William H Nott, Spring, TX (US);
Hiten N Dalal, Cypress, TX (US);
Conrad M Allen, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381109 ; 381306 ;
Abstract
A computer system has a speaker, a unit having a central processor, a monitor separate from the unit, a video cable connecting the unit to the monitor, and a volume control for the speaker, the volume control being mounted in the monitor. Circuitry in the unit responds to the volume control by adjusting the volume output of the speaker.