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Expansion module system and control method therefor

  • US 20060183501A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2006
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An information processing system in which an expansion module, including devices such as a communication module, is built in, comprising:

  • a first ID recording unit in which ID information, which identifies said information processing system, is recorded;

    a second ID recording unit in which a copy of the ID information in said first ID recording unit is recorded when said expansion module is initialized;

    an ID comparison unit that compares the ID information recorded in said first ID recording unit with the ID information recorded in said second ID recording unit when said expansion module is used; and

    a module control unit that controls whether said expansion module is to be operated according to the comparison result of said ID comparison unit, wherein said module control unit makes said expansion module available for use if the ID information in said first ID recording unit matches the ID information in said second ID recording unit.

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