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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:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Ellis A. Pinder, Davie, FL (US);
Robert J. Higgins, Plantation, FL (US);
Inventors:
Ellis A. Pinder, Davie, FL (US);
Robert J. Higgins, Plantation, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A configurable interface system () couples an accessory () to a communication device (). The interface system utilizes a memory device () embedded in the accessory () that stores physical configuration and event mapping descriptors () pertaining to the accessory. The communication device () reads the physical configuration and event mapping descriptors and configures its external interface () in response thereto, preferably through the use of bi-directional GPIO lines ().