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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:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Jay D Reeves, Meridian, ID (US);
Inventor:
Jay D Reeves, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for connecting an interface to a serial bus is provided comprising the steps of sensing at least one identification line for the interface, identifying an interface type from the at least one identification line, and switching the interface to or from a serial bus depending on the interface type identified. The at least one identification line specifies at least one serial type of interface and at least one non-serial type of interface. Preferably, the method further comprises the step of switching the interface off the serial bus based on a criteria.