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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terence A. Douglas, Banstead, GB;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; G11C 7/00 ; G06K 1/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; G11C 7/00 ; G06K 1/112 ;
Abstract
An arrangement for data transfer between a desk top personal computer ( ) and a peripheral or other data processing device ( ) comprises a transfer pad ( ) which comprises two conductive plates ( ) which is connected to the personal computer ( ) via a lead ( ). The peripheral or other data processing device ( ) has a transfer pad ( ) which comprises two conductive pads ( ) attached to or forming part of the lower wall of its housing. For data transfer to occur the two transfer pads are brought into close proximity so that they provide a capacitative coupling between the personal computer ( ) and the peripheral or other data processing device ( ).