IP Library Granted Patent US 6,493,104
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US 6,493,104 · App. 09/281,562

Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer

Inventors: Daryl Cromer, Richard A. Dayan, Brandon Jon Ellison, Eric R. Kern, Howard Locker, James Peter Ward
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Granted: Dec 10, 2002 Filed: Mar 31, 1999
Inventors
Daryl Cromer
Richard A. Dayan
Brandon Jon Ellison
Eric R. Kern
Howard Locker
James Peter Ward
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,493,104
App. No.
09/281,562
Filed
1999-03-31
Granted
2002-12-10
Kind
B1