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Apparatus and method for controlling device operation in computer

  • US 20040104888A1
  • Filed: 07/21/2003
  • Published: 06/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system, comprising:

  • an internal input device configured to receive user commands; and

    a controller coupled to the internal input device and communicating with an operating system program that determines when an external Universal Serial Bus (USB) input device is attached to the computer, and wherein the operating system is configured to ignore data from the internal input device and to receive data from the external USB input device when an external USB input device is attached to the computer system.

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