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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lisa L. Bobbitt, Apex, NC (US);
Keith Siracuse, Cary, NC (US);
Sam Gupta, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
John Toebes, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 13/122 (2013.01); G06F 2213/4004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are presented herein to enable a port of an electrical device to be selectively connected to either a first component or a second component of the electrical device. The port is configured to physically interface with an external device. The first component and second component perform different functions. A signal directing circuit is coupled to the port, and is configured to selectively connect the port to one of the first and second components.