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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7020735 | Integrated network switching hub and bus structure A network switching hub is implemented on an IC chip, and has a bus connected to external ports through sets of queue switch transistors, source to drain for data switched onto the bus, the queue switch transistors gated simultaneously by control lines from an on-bo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013397 | Management of data before zero volt suspend in computer power management A power management system for computers compresses contents of system RAM and stores the contents on a non-volatile storage device before power is suspended to a motherboard, which removes power also from RAM. By compression, the capacity required of the non-volatil... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6678778 | Integrated network switching hub and bus structure A network switching hub is implemented on an IC chip, and has a bus connected to external ports through sets of queue switch transistors, source to drain for data switched onto the bus, the queue switch transistors gated simultaneously by control lines fr... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6618812 | Management of data before zero volt suspend in computer power management A power management system for computers compresses contents of system RAM and stores the contents on a non-volatile storage device before power is suspended to a motherboard, which removes power also from RAM. By compression, the capacity required of the ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6590547 | Removable computer display interface A portable computer is configured to accept removable modular display panels of different types that plug into a structure hinged to the body of the computer. Each display panel has a sliding engagement means fixed along a lower edge, and the hinged struc... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6523079 | Micropersonal digital assistant A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host ge... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6493786 | Integrated network switching hub and bus structure A network switching hub is implemented on an IC chip, and has a bus connected to external ports through sets of que switch transistors, source to drain for data switched onto the bus, the queue switch transistors gated simultaneously by control lines from... | 12/10/2002 |
| 5835732 | Miniature digital assistant having enhanced host communication A miniature digital assistant module with a local CPU, a memory, and a touchscreen I/O interface in a preferred embodiment, has a host interface comprising a full-service parallel bus, including data lines, address lines, read/write signals, and at least ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5646535 | Diagnostic display using front panel LEDS A computer system has dual-color LEDs for the LEDs conventionally indicating power on and hard disk drive activity, and a control circuit drives the LEDs in on-off and color combinations to indicate diagnostic information. In a preferred embodiment, a con... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5634080 | Hand-held portable computer having an electroluminescent flat-panel display with pixel elements at right angles to the plane of the display and an excitation direction parallel to the plane of the display A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host ge... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628031 | Personal digital assistant module implemented as a low-profile printed circuit assembly having a rigid substrate wherein IC devices are mounted within openings wholly between opposite plane surfaces of the rigid substrate A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host ge... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5623597 | Secure data storage system for a computer wherein a heat transfer apparatus cools a data storage unit in a fireproof safe in absence of a fire and ceases transfer in the event of a fire A secure data storage system for a computer has a data storage system with a data interface to the computer mounted on a heat sink structure within a fireproof enclosure. A heat transfer system connected to the heat sink structure and to a wall of the fir... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619659 | System for extending ISA bus without using dedicated device driver software by using E2 P2 interface which provides multiplexed bus signal through standard parallel port connector A bus interface system for expanding the I/O capability of a portable computer utilizes a parallel port connector with master interface circuitry connected to the internal ISA I/O bus of the portable computer and driving a 25-conductor Centronics-type cab... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5596639 | CD-PROM Data on a CD-PROM disk is selectively accessed in a secure manner by selectively encoding binary digital passwords and decryption keys onto the same disk in a separate area. Passwords and decryption keys may be programmed onto the disk after manufacture, ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590382 | Personal digital assistant module having a multi-portion keyboard with inductive coupling A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host ge... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5563947 | CD-PROM Encrypted data on a CD-PROM disk is managed by selectively encoding binary digital decryption keys onto the same disk in a separate data area. A decryption key or keys may be programmed onto the disk after manufacture, such as at the point of sale, by sel... | 10/08/1996 |
