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Portable instrument and docking station with divided universal serial bus communication device

US10061739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2016
Grant dateAug 28, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/67
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A universal serial bus (USB) communication system includes a portable instrument and a docking station that communicate with a host device using a divided USB communication device. A first portion of the USB communication device is provided in the portable instrument. A second portion of the USB communication device is provided in the docking station. The first portion includes a non-USB communication device that communicates with the second portion in a non-USB format. The second portion converts the communications into a USB format suitable for the host device.

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