Patent · US Expired

Detection of connection and disconnection of computer peripheral

US7262706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

22Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Xiaoping Yang · Streetsboro, US
Kenny He · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2004
Grant date	Aug 28, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B13/1463
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In some embodiments a connector is to couple a peripheral, and a detector coupled to the connector is to detect if the peripheral is disconnected from the connector in response to a first reserved pin and a second reserved pin.

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