Expandable structure for peripheral storage device
US7912044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0683
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an expandable structure for peripheral storage devices. The expandable structure includes an interface controller having a plurality of connecting ports for serial data transmission; and a Port Multiplier electrically connected to one of the connecting ports of the interface controller for serial data transmission, and the Port Multiplier having a plurality of expanded connecting ports, wherein each of the expanded connecting ports is capable of connecting to a peripheral storage device with a parallel data transmission mode or a peripheral storage device with a serial data transmission mode.
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