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Dual connector port for bus master card

US5303352A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
5References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 1989
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4072
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system includes a control circuit having a request input, and a pair of connectors which are electrically coupled to the control circuit and are each connected to the request input of the control circuit, each connector being capable of removably receiving a circuit card. The control circuit includes a checking arrangement for detecting a condition in which the connectors each have therein a card having a request output controlling the request input of the control circuit.

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