Patent
1995-08-25
1998-07-14
Auve, Glenn A.
395828, 395835, G06F 1300
Patent
active
057817448
ABSTRACT:
An input/output interface apparatus that allows a computer system to have less ports and greater safety with the connection of peripheral devices to the ports is disclosed. The input/output interface apparatus enables the computer system to supply multiple bus standards to a single flexible port of the computer system. The input/output interface apparatus permits safe connection of a peripheral device to a port of the computer system when the computer system is powered-on (so called hot-plugging or hot-docking).
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Bailey Robert
Bird Lesley A.
Johnson Mary B.
Seibert Mark
Viswanadham Krishna
Apple Computer Inc.
Auve Glenn A.
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