Automatic device function control based on device hub coupling selection
US8364866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1605
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One or more physical characteristics are selected to be associated with a device attached to a device hub depending on which connector of the device hub the device is electrically coupled to, depending on the orientation of the casing of the device hub relative to a pull of gravity, and/or depending on the position of the device relative to a the connector of the device hub to which the device is electrically coupled. Further, where more than one device are capable of forming an assembly that is capable of performing a function, still another device is falsely presented by the device hub with an indication of the presence of a single device capable of performing the function to induce the still another device to convey data to the device hub as if the device hub were that single device.
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