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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2002
Robert A. Cochran, Roseville, CA (US);
David A. Robinson, Loomis, CA (US);
Robert A. Cochran, Roseville, CA (US);
David A. Robinson, Loomis, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for interconnecting electronic components for facilitating shared communication. The system comprises a translucent optical layer, a plurality of access slots in the translucent optical layer providing access thereto, and at least one electronic component having an optical communicator, and an optical interface connector. The optical interface connector is complementarily matched to at least one of the plurality of access slots. The optical communicator accesses the translucent optical layer when the at least one electronic component is inserted into at least one of the plurality of access slots.