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Using multiple serial bus devices with a driver program

US6295570A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1998
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/102
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for using a driver program to communicate with multiple serial bus devices includes selecting one of the serial bus devices and automatically coupling the selected serial bus device to a computer. The other serial bus devices are isolated from the computer, and the driver program is executed to communicate with the selected serial bus device.

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