Computer system for selectively connecting IEEE 1394 internal peripheral devices to either 1394 physical layer ports or 1394 external ports in response to control signal

Granted: Nov 12, 2002 Filed: Jul 13, 1999

This patent predates the USPTO's electronic file wrapper — prosecution documents from this era exist only in the Patent Office's paper records. A certified copy of the file history can be ordered from the USPTO's paper archives.