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US 5,931,949 · App. 08/859,833

Expansion port providing system power-down prior to connection of peripheral devices

Inventors: Stephen G. Perlman, Tim Bucher
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Granted: Aug 3, 1999 Filed: May 16, 1997
Inventors
Stephen G. Perlman
Tim Bucher
Assignee (at issue)
WebTV Networks, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,931,949
App. No.
08/859,833
Filed
1997-05-16
Granted
1999-08-03
Kind
A