公开(公告)号：DE69209538T2

公开(公告)日：1996-10-24

申请号：DE69209538

申请日：1992-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：DE69209538D1

公开(公告)日：1996-05-09

申请号：DE69209538

申请日：1992-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：SG44426A1

公开(公告)日：1997-12-19

申请号：SG1996000348

申请日：1992-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES JR ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHUAN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：CA2057132C

公开(公告)日：1996-06-25

申请号：CA2057132

申请日：1991-12-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES JR ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：HK202196A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-15

申请号：HK202196

申请日：1996-11-07

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：AU653189B2

公开(公告)日：1994-09-22

申请号：AU8992691

申请日：1991-12-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES JR ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F9/06

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.

公开(公告)号：AU8992691A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-30

申请号：AU8992691

申请日：1991-12-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CANOVA FRANCIS JAMES JR ,  KATZ NEIL ALAN ,  ASTARABADI SHAUN ,  HORTON ROBERT LAIRD

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/12

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x = 1, 2, ...) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units. The present invention provides an automatic initialization process whereby the system is automatically configured to operate without path conflicts when it is docked and to make full use of all internal paths in the portable unit when the base portable unit is not docked; all transparent to system users.