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US 6,857,034 B1Granted
Computer peripheral device incorporating infrared transmissions
AssigneeSigmatel, Inc.
InventorsLeonard J DiSanza, Libor Nouzovsky
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Abstract
A computer peripheral device includes circuitry that performs a computer peripheral function, a USB cable, and a USB\IR transceiver. The circuitry may be implemented to perform a mouse function, a keyboard function, a portable printer function, a microphone function, a hand scanner function, and/or a video camera function. The USB cable is operably coupled to provide connectivity with a computer to the circuitry and/or the USB/IR transceiver.
Claims8
A computer peripheral device comprising:
- circuitry to perform a computer peripheral function;
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable that provides a connection to a computer;
- USB/IR (infrared) transceiver operably coupled to the USB cable and to provide infrared transmissions with peripheral devices, wherein at least one of the circuitry and the USB/IR transceiver is actively coupled to the computer via the USB cable;
- and
- switching circuitry that is operable to switch between the circuitry and the USB/IR transceiver based on a selection input, wherein the switching circuitry actively couples either the circuitry or the USB/IR transceiver to the computer.
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A computer peripheral device comprising:
- circuitry to perform a computer peripheral function;
- a cable that provides a connection to a computer;
- and
- infrared transceiver operably coupled to the cable and to provide infrared transmissions with peripheral devices, wherein at least one of the circuitry and the infrared transceiver is actively coupled to the computer via the cable;
- and
- switching circuitry that is operable to switch between the circuitry and the infrared transceiver based on a selection input, wherein the switching circuitry actively couples either the circuitry or the infrared transceiver to the computer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.