Cable connector keying
US5559964A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable connector having pins reserved for conveying data through shorting can be used to automatically convey pertinent information concerning the cable, the system to which the cable is connected, whether the cable is attached at all, or any combination of the above, to the adjoining component. Such information can be modified at will by changing the pins which are shorted.
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