Interchangeable and configurable input/output module for a computing deviceco
US6718408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input/output module for a computer having one, or multiple, input/output connectors that interface external devices with components in a computer. The input/output module is removable from the computer and interchangeable with a different input/output module having a different input/output connector than the first input/output module. The input/output module passes unmodified signals, and/or processes signals and passes modified signals, between the external devices and the computer components.
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