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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:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Stephen S. Sturges, Portland, OR (US);
Brad Inman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Stephen S. Sturges, Portland, OR (US);
Brad Inman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for permitting diagnostics in a PC is described. Signals, imperceptible to a user, are transmitted through the LED used to indicate on/off power status. A small hand-held device may be used for detecting and interpreting the signals and to provide a visual indication to the user of a particular problem.