Communication system having automatic circuit board initialization capability
January 10, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAutomatic reconfiguration apparatus for input/output processor Power on restart circuit Programmable port sense and control signal preprocessor for a central office switching system Self-configuring digital processor system with global system Self configuring bus structure for computer network Self configuring computer network with automatic bus exchange of module identification numbers and processor assigned module numbers Polling method for data processing system Patent #: 4683531 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/817723 filed on 01/10/1986US Classes:710/10, Configuration initialization340/3.3, Including storage or recording710/18Activity monitoringExaminersPrimary: Lall, Parshotam S.Assistant: Ramirez, Ellis B. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04Q 3/545 (20060101)H04M 3/08 (20060101) H04M 3/12 (20060101) AbstractA self-initializing communication system is described which automatically itializes circuit boards of the system using predetermined operating parameters when the system is initially powered-up or reset. The system is arranged to initialize circuit boards inserted in any order in any board slots of the system equipment housing. A malfunctioning circuit board can be replaced while the system is operating and the replacement circuit board is automatically initialized by the system using the stored operating parameters from the malfunctioning circuit board. | |
