Information handling system with improved bus system
US7111099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4243
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system comprises a first bus system comprising a plurality of connection pins wherein at least one pin is unused, at least one control line for controlling or communication with devices of the system, a controllable coupling/de-coupling unit for coupling/de-coupling the control line with the at least one previously unused pin, and a control unit for controlling the coupling/de-coupling unit coupled with the control line.
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