Interconnect bus system for use with self-configuring electronic circuit modules
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1. An interconnect bus system comprising:
- an electronic circuit module having a plurality of electronic circuit module conductors and an application circuit thereon;
an interconnect bus having a plurality of interconnect bus conductors;
means for connecting said plurality of electronic circuit module conductors to said plurality of interconnect bus conductors in one of a plurality of orientations;
means responsive to said connecting means for configuring said electronic circuit module based on said one of said plurality of orientations; and
means responsive to said configuring means for interfacing said application circuit with said plurality of interconnect bus conductors.
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Abstract
An interconnect bus system that includes an interconnect bus having a plurality of interconnect bus conductors, a reference circuit for placing a reference signal on certain of the interconnect bus conductors, and at least one electronic circuit module having a plurality of electronic circuit module conductors in addition to a configuration circuit, a bus interface, and an application circuit thereon. The electronic circuit module conductors can be in one of four physical orientations relative to the interconnect bus conductors. The configuration circuit can sense the reference signal and determine the electronic circuit module'"'"'s physical orientation relative to the interconnect bus. The configuration circuit configures the bus interface based on the present physical orientation. The bus interface routes signals to and from the interconnect bus conductors on behalf of the application circuit in a manner transparent to both the interconnect bus conductors and the application circuit regardless of the present physical orientation of the electronic circuit module conductors relative to the interconnect bus conductors.
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1. An interconnect bus system comprising:
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an electronic circuit module having a plurality of electronic circuit module conductors and an application circuit thereon; an interconnect bus having a plurality of interconnect bus conductors; means for connecting said plurality of electronic circuit module conductors to said plurality of interconnect bus conductors in one of a plurality of orientations; means responsive to said connecting means for configuring said electronic circuit module based on said one of said plurality of orientations; and
means responsive to said configuring means for interfacing said application circuit with said plurality of interconnect bus conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for using an interconnect bus system that includes an electronic circuit module having a plurality of electronic circuit module conductors and an application circuit thereon, and an interconnect bus having a plurality of interconnect bus conductors, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting said plurality of electronic circuit module conductors to said plurality of interconnect bus conductors in one of a plurality of orientations, wherein said plurality of interconnect bus conductors are of at least one type selected from the group consisting of;
rigid and substantially flexible;configuring said electronic circuit module based on said one of said plurality of orientations in response to said connecting step; and interfacing said application circuit with said plurality of interconnect bus conductors in response to said configuring step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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