Patent · US Expired

Portable network adapter for portable computer

US5666491A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 1996
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/323
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable adapter unit for coupling a small portable computer to a computer network which comprises a network coupling/signal processing circuit, an input connector for one-step connection to such a computer and an output connector for connection to the network, this adapter unit being sufficiently small and light-weight to be transported and used, off-site, with such a portable computer.

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