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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Michael Edward Criscolo, Austin, TX (US);
Sanjay Gupta, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Michael Kerrigan, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Sung, Austin, TX (US);
Howard Carl Tanner, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A remote operator interface for a network computer is provided by a pocket-sized structural enclosure which remotely mounts input and output interface devices. The input and output devices providing a remote interface to control a network computer. The pocket-sized structural enclosure provides a means for electrically coupling the input and output interface devices to the network computer. The cable or data transmission medium which electronically couples the remote operator interface to the network computer provides a communication transmission medium for the network computer system. The pocket-sized structural enclosure can be mounted to a keyboard in close proximity to the operator of a network computer.