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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Fangyong Dai, Tomball, TX (US);
Adnan A. Siddiquie, Houston, TX (US);
Riley B. Norman, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Fangyong Dai, Tomball, TX (US);
Adnan A. Siddiquie, Houston, TX (US);
Riley B. Norman, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/3253 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1235 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input/output ('I/O') port control system is provided. The system can include an I/O controller () comprising a power input () and an operably connected I/O interface (). A power supply () and switch () can be operably connected to the power input. A detector () can be operably connected to the I/O interface and to the switch. The detector can be adapted to close the switch when an electrical circuit is completed through the I/O interface.