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5761447 Adaptor connection apparatus for simultaneously connecting a plurality of adaptors to diverse bus architectures  
An adaptor connection apparatus for a data processing system having at least first and second bus architectures and a guide for receiving first and second removable adaptors. Within the guide,...
5761460 Reconfigurable dual master IDE interface  
A dual-master data storage interface is disclosed which flexibly configures and connects data storage drives in the portable computer to optimize performance when the portable computer is operating...
5748918 Method and apparatus for supporting two subtractive decode agents on the same bus in a computer system  
A computer system has a first bus, a first bus bridge, and a second bus bridge. The first bridge connects the first bus to a second bus and the second bridge connects the first bus to a third bus....
5737541 Box for functional expansion of a portable electronic equipment  
A docking station box for functional expansion of portable electronic equipment that has a table with a vertically upstanding back wall to which is mounted a part of a connector corresponding to a...
5721837 Micro-personal digital assistant including a temperature managed CPU  
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...
5721836 Method and apparatus for sensing and changing the state of a computer before connecting the computer to or disconnecting the computer from an expansion unit  
A method and apparatus for sensing the state of a computer system and changing the state, if necessary, before connecting the computer system to a computer expansion unit. The computer system has...
5721835 Information processing system, electronic device and control method  
It is made possible to maintain the security of one electronic device to which a plurality of other electronic devices are capable of being connected. To accomplish this, a notebook-type personal...
5692199 Personal digital assistant module having a host interconnect bus without an interrupt line and which handles interrupts as addresses associated with specific interrupts in memory  
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...
5689654 Digital assistant system including a host computer with a docking bay for the digital assistant wherein a heat sink is moved into contact with a docked digital assistant for cooling the 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...
5687387 Enhanced active port replicator having expansion and upgrade capabilities  
An active port replicator, adapted to be connected to a portable personal computer, enables the portable personal computer to be relatively quickly and easily connected to a plurality of external...
5671366 Operating system optimization to permit use of a first unit with a second unit to extend the functionality of the first  
An operating system is constructed, and optimized in a given environment, for use in an image processing system that includes a first electronic device capable of operating independently and having...
5666495 Method and structure for data transfer between a standard port of a host computer and a custom port of a palmtop computer using a docking station  
A portable information storage and transfer device for use with IC memory card-based portable computers obviates many operations traditionally requiring a desktop computer. The floppy disk drive in...
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...
5625829 Dockable computer system capable of symmetric multi-processing operations  
A dockable computer system is capable of performing symmetrical multi-processing operations. More particularly, the dockable computer system includes a portable computer and a host station (docking...
5621890 Method and apparatus for transferring data between a host device and a plurality of portable computers  
An electrical system for transferring data concurrently between pen based computers and a host computer includes a multiple computer receptacle device for receiving a plurality of pen based...
5619659 System for extending ISA bus without using dedicated device driver software by using E.sup.2 P.sup.2 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...
5600800 Personal computer system having a docking bay and a hand-held portable computer adapted to dock in the docking bay by a full-service parallel bus  
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...
5590377 Automatic control of distributed DMAs in a PCI bus system supporting dual ISA buses  
A distributed direct memory access (DMA) system includes specially configured hardware connections between at least one slave DMA controller and a central, or master, DMA controller. The specially...
5579528 Computer system employing docking bay with spring loaded connector pins and file coherency method  
A macro-system which includes at least one portable computer and at least one stationary computer. The stationary computer includes a docking bay into which the portable computer is physically...
5579487 Portable work slate computer with multiple docking positions for interchangeably receiving removable modules  
A configurable electronic work slate unit includes a customizable array of data devices and input/output devices which are selectively integrated in a compact and highly ergonomic structure....
5579489 Hand-held portable computer having capability for external expansion of an internal bus  
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...
5555491 Compact docking station for portable computer  
A compact docking station for a portable computer includes a mounting bracket assembly for supporting together as a compact unit a computer port replicating device, a DC power supply and a light...
5497464 Address mapping logic for transferring data between a peripheral device of a base function expander unit and a palmtop computer as if the peripheral was a peripheral of the computer  
A portable information storage and transfer device for use with integrated circuit (IC) memory card-based palmtop computers obviates many operations traditionally requiring a desktop computer. An...
5488572 Portable computer system for docking to an expansion base unit  
A notebook computer system for docking to a motorized expansion base unit. Before the actual docking event occurs, the notebook computer system communicates with the expansion base unit via a sense...
5463742 Personal processor module and docking station for use therewith  
A highly portable personal processor module (PPM) for use in a variety of docking stations, each of which can be connected to the personal processor via a standard connector, the personal processor...
5461717 Apparatus for transferring data between a host device and portable computers of various sizes and for recharging the batteries of same  
An electrical system for transferring data concurrently between pen based computers and a host computer includes a multiple computer receptacle device for receiving a plurality of pen based...
5454084 Method and apparatus for controlling bus in computer system to which expansion unit is connectable  
When the expansion unit is connected to the computer system to which the expansion bus controller is connectable, the bus in the computer system is controlled by the expansion bus controller of the...
5440748 Computer system capable of connecting expansion unit  
In a computer system, when an expansion unit is connected to a computer main body by an interface card, power supply control and I/O port selection are performed at the start of the computer...
5430883 Function expansion unit capable of supplying power to computer  
A system includes a computer main body, and an expansion unit detachably connected to the computer main body, for supplying a power to the computer main body and expanding a function of the...
5394552 Docking system for enhancing computer functionality  
A docking system comprising a first detecting element 13 which detects combination states of a personal computer 2 and a station 1. A second detecting element 14 is provided which detects a...
5377357 Connection state confirmation system and method for expansion unit  
An expansion unit has a connector for docking a portable computer. A value of a specific pin of the connector is set in a connection identification register arranged in the expansion unit. When the...
5317691 Data communication system with communicating and recharging docking apparatus for hand-held terminal  
In an exemplary embodiment, portable data devices can be coupled with a local area network at any of a multiplicity of points and integrated into the system. The preferred system is highly flexible...
5265238 Automatic device configuration for dockable portable computers  
Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis...
5113500 Multiple cooperating and concurrently operating processors using individually dedicated memories  
A personal computer (PC) desktop workstation using a first operating system is enhanced with a single PC bus extension card (SCAMP Board) within its base housing which connects a second computer...
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