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Network splitter module

US6058432A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1684
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system includes a mobile electronic device (30) which can be coupled to a network (18) either directly or through a receiving station (32) such as a docking station or a port replicator. A splitter module (36) is coupled to network connectors (14a and 14b) on both the mobile electronic device (30) and on the receiving station (32) to communicate with either network connector (14a or 14b).

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