Method and apparatus for ensuring safe peripheral connection
US5781744A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input/output interface apparatus that allows a computer system to have less ports and greater safety with the connection of peripheral devices to the ports is disclosed. The input/output interface apparatus enables the computer system to supply multiple bus standards to a single flexible port of the computer system. The input/output interface apparatus permits safe connection of a peripheral device to a port of the computer system when the computer system is powered-on (so called hot-plugging or hot-docking).
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