Patents by Inventor Barry Sidebottom

Barry Sidebottom has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote terminal address and baud rate selection
    Patent number: 4903230
    Abstract: In a computer terminal an electronic device allows the selection of the terminal address and baud rate via a DIP switch (Dual In-Line Package) located internally in the terminal or via external selection means by allowing the setting of signal line voltage level by means of jumper wires in a communication connector. To enable the external option, predetermined pins in the communications connector are jumpered to disable the DIP switch, whose settings are then ignored. By jumpering other predetermined pins in the communications connector, the signal line levels define the terminal address and the terminal baud rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Kaplan, Richard G. Harris, Barry Sidebottom