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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis R Esterberg, Philomath, OR (US);
James P Dickie, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ; H05K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ; H05K 7/10 ;
Abstract
An input/output module for a computer having one, or multiple, input/output connectors that interface external devices with components in a computer. The input/output module is removable from the computer and interchangeable with a different input/output module having a different input/output connector than the first input/output module. The input/output module passes unmodified signals, and/or processes signals and passes modified signals, between the external devices and the computer components.