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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Applicants:
John M. Maclaren, Cypress, TX (US);
John Larson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John M. MacLaren, Cypress, TX (US);
John Larson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique for identifying the location of electrical components, such as memory cartridges which have been disposed on a substrate. More specifically, a connector configured to be coupled to a first substrate and configured to receive a second substrate, wherein the connector includes an identification device uniquely configured to provide location information and to electrically couple a plurality of location identification signals to the second substrate, the electrical signals being received from traces on the first substrate.