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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2001
Steven T. Breidenbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael L Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Thomas R Mitchell, Laporte, CO (US);
K Douglas Gennetten, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Brian J. Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jerlyn R Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven T. Breidenbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael L Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Thomas R Mitchell, Laporte, CO (US);
K Douglas Gennetten, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Brian J. Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jerlyn R Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for improving the performance of a plurality of peripheral devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a first peripheral device associated with a first software component and having a first functionality, and a second peripheral device associated with a second software component and having a second functionality, the second peripheral device being coupled to the first peripheral device, the first and second peripheral devices together performing functionality in addition to the first and second functionalities and having a common user interface.