Controlling a device connected to first and second communication path wherein device is also connected to third communication path via a bypass link
US7904610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a memory unit, a microcontroller, a first communication port providing a first communication path between the apparatus and a computer system, and a second communication port providing a second communication path between the apparatus and a peripheral device. The peripheral device is also communicatively linked with the computer system via a third communication path that bypasses the apparatus. Control of the peripheral device is subject to the apparatus.
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