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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:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nelson Lee Yaple, Portland, OR (US);
Philip W. Martin, Banks, OR (US);
Gregory Allen Peek, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method for managing shared use of a parallel port installed in a host device is provided. The method includes receiving a first type of traffic directed to the parallel port, and also receiving a second type of traffic directed to the parallel port. The first and second types of traffic are then communicated to the parallel port in a controlled manner.