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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Yancy T. Chen, Campbell, CA (US);
Elizaboth B. Diaz, Woodside, CA (US);
David R. Smith, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael C. Ip, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Yancy T. Chen, Campbell, CA (US);
Elizaboth B. Diaz, Woodside, CA (US);
David R. Smith, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael C. Ip, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus capable of interacting with another device, includes: a module configured to provide a functionality, where the apparatus is configurable to support a second module for providing an additional functionality in order to permit variable functionality by the apparatus. The functionality may relate to an input-function and/or an output function. A method of providing functionality in a variable-function device, includes: removing a functionality from another device that can communicate with the variable-function device; and providing the removed functionality in the variable-function device.