Portable instrument and docking station with divided universal serial bus communication device
US9330046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A universal serial bus (USB) communication system includes a portable instrument and a docking station that communicate with a host device using a divided USB communication device. A first portion of the USB communication device is provided in the portable instrument. A second portion of the USB communication device is provided in the docking station. The first portion includes a non-USB communication device that communicates with the second portion in a non-USB format. The second portion converts the communications into a USB format suitable for the host device.
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