Method for configuring a computer bus adapter circuit board without the use of jumpers or switches

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PATENT NO 5371892
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07954610

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A computer bus adapter device which is coupled to a true parallel computer bus is automatically set to a pre-determined configuration in response to configuration data provided to the bus by a host process. During a set-up portion of an initialization procedure, the adapter device recognizes a data sequence and uses information based on the recognized data sequence to configure itself to respond to its host process. In a specific embodiment, the desired configuration information is stored in non-volatile storage associated with the host process, such as a magnetic file or a non-volatile random access memory.

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  • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Petersen, Brian A Los Altos, CA 15 482
Reid, Richard S Mountain View, CA 9 411

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