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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
John B. Rettig, Portland, OR (US);
David H. Olson, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Marvin E. LaVoie, Beaverton, OR (US);
Clifford E. Baker, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Philip K. Jansen, Portland, OR (US);
Ray Zandonatti, Keizer, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An electronic accessory assembly to be used with a host electronic instrument provides previously recorded data from a non-volatile memory as to the accessory's operational capabilities. This memory is accessed by a host device either when the host device is powered up, or when an new accessory is connected to the host device. The host device then uses this information along with the operational requirements of the user to set the operational parameters of the accessory/host combination to optimally perform the functions required by the user.