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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. 31, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jarrod S Rafferty, Kent, OH (US);
Elizabeth L Craddock, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Assignee:
Network Technologies, Inc., Aurora, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710131 ; 710129 ; 710 62 ; 710100 ; 710101 ;
Abstract
A switch for connecting a peripheral device to a downstream USB device includes a plurality of peripheral interfaces operably connectable to respective peripheral devices; a USB downstream interface operably connectable to the downstream USB device, where the downstream interface is adapted to simulate insertion and removal of an upstream USB device; and a switcher for selectively establishing communication between a desired peripheral interface and the USB downstream interface.