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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Adi Habusha, Moshav Alonee-Abba, IL;
Rabeeh Khoury, Tarshiha, IL;
Nafea Bshara, San Jose, CA (US);
Annapurna Labs Ltd., Yoekneam, IL;
Abstract
There may be provided an apparatus, that may include an input/output (IO) circuit; a micro-controller; a memory module that is arranged to store multiple type identification information and multiple type configuration information; wherein the multiple type identification information allows the apparatus to be identified as being of each one of multiple types of peripheral cards; and wherein the multiple type configuration information allows the apparatus to operate each one of the multiple types; wherein the micro-controller is arranged, following a selection of a selected type out of the multiple types: to expose, to a host—that is coupled to the apparatus, a selected portion of the multiple peripheral identification information that indicates that the apparatus has a functionality of a peripheral card of the selected type; and to configure the peripheral card to interact with the host as being a peripheral card of the selected type.