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End-point sharing of communication bus interface

  • US 20040205280A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2003
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer peripheral, comprising:

  • a bus interface to a communication bus;

    a first component-bus bridge communicable with the bus interface and a first endpoint adapted for communication with a first component;

    a second component-bus bridge different from the first component-bus bridge and communicable with the bus interface and a second endpoint adapted for communication with a second component; and

    an automatic endpoint selector responsive to a control signal and adapted to enable one and disable the other of the first and second component-bus bridges for sharing the bus interface.

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