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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bradley James DeBauche, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Paritosh Dinubhai Patel, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Steve Harris Weingart, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439609 ; 439108 ; 439489 ;
Abstract
A port connector of a computing system is provided with a flexible electrical contact for determining the presence of the electrically grounded flange of a cable connector which may be attached to the port connector. Using this feature, the computing system can determine whether a peripheral device is attached to the port connector by means of a cable.