System and method for expansion of a computer
USRE44628E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A system and method for interfacing at least one ISA and/or PCI compliant device with a PCMCIA compliant socket on a host computer is disclosed. The system is particularly useful to allow ISA and/or PCI compliant devices, which could not otherwise be used with a portable computer having a PCMCIA socket, to be used with such computers. The system can provide complete compatibility between a PCMCIA socket and ISA /PCI compliant devices even though such industry standards include contradictory requirements. The system allows a user to easily connect and disconnect numerous ISA and/or PCI compliant devices via a single PCMCIA socket commonly found on portable computers. Preferably included in the system are structures to carry out the functions of: interrupt translation between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; direct memory access translation between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; translation of a buss address latch enable signal between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; translation between a memory read signal and a memory write signal of the PCMCIA port and a system memory read signal and a system memory write signal of the ISA devices; translation between the PCMCIA por…
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