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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:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hidefumi Nishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A device for extending functions of a computer connected thereto adds a new function to functions of an existing extension unit. The device includes a non-volatile memory and a new extension unit connected to the non-volatile memory and capable of being connected to the computer via a bus and to the existing extension unit. The new extension unit transfers what is stored in the non-volatile memory to the computer when the computer requests attribute information of the existing extension unit.