Parallel telephone bus segmentation system
US5940443A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bus system providing increased connection flexibility and hot pluggable connections includes an open collector bus, a receiver connected to the open collector bus via a current sensor, a driver connected to the open collector bus, a peripheral card and a flexible cable operatively coupling the peripheral card, the receiver and the driver so as to provide point-to-point connection between the peripheral card and the open collector bus. The current sensor provides a control signal to the driver to increase the impedance of the driver in the event that a current is produced by the peripheral card.
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