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External expansion bus interface

US5123092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 1988
Grant dateJun 16, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/385
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer bus interface suited to connecting an expansion bus to a computer's internal bus. The interface is capable of selecting and deselecting any devices coupled to the expansion bus by enabling and disabling buffers which intercept signals between the expansion bus and the internal bus.

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