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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1994
LaVaughn F. Watts, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Kevin D. Davis, Beaverton, OH (US);
Robert E. Tonsing, Magnolia, TX (US);
Tom Grimm, Lakewood, WA (US);
Larry Mitcham, Temple, TX (US);
Robert Moore, Temple, TX (US);
Gary Verdun, Belton, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The described embodiments of the present invention provide a computer docking system and method for connecting a portable computer to a docking station and method for coupling the docking station to an external monitor and an external keyboard and a technique for customizing the hardware configuration in the docking station for optimum performance. In a preferred embodiment, the technique for customizing the program hardware in the docking station is capable of customizing common hardware in various docking stations.