Pat4918598

United States Patent 15 [11] Patent Number: 4,918,598 Ashkin et al. [45] Date of Patent: Apr. 17, 1990 [54] METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING 4,628,478 12/1986 Henderson, Jr. ... sso 364/900 AND DEACTIVATING DEVICES HAVING 4,638,313 1/1987 Sherwood, Jr. et al. ...... 340/825.52 AME FIRS AND DIFFERENT 4,660,141 4/1987 Ceccon et al. 364/200 SA TENDED ADDReSSs D 4,667,193 5/1987 Cotie et al. 40/825.08 : , 4,675,813 6/1987 Locke ...... 364/200 [75] Inventors: Peter B. Ashkin, Los Gatos; Michael 4,677,613 6/1987 Salmond et . 370/85 ; Clark, Glendale, both of Calif. 4,680,583 7/1987 Grover ... 340/825.52 [73] Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, 4,701,878 10/1987 Gunkel et al. 364/900 Calif. 4,710,893 12/1987 McCutcheon et al 364/900 [21] Appl. No.: 132,124 4,716,410 12/1987 Nozaki . 340/825.52 led. 4,727,475 2/1988 Kiremidjian .. 364/200 [22] Filed: Dec. 14, 1987 4,760,553 7/1988 Buckley et al 364/900 icati 4,773,005 9/1988 Sullivan ... 364/200 Related U.S. Application Data 4,775,931 10/1988 Dickie et al. 364/200 [62] Division of Ser. No. 765,396, Aug. 14, 1985, Pat. No. 4,910,655. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (51] | Int. Ci.* GOGF 13/42 0051425 5/1982 European Pat. Off. . [52] U.S. Cl. . 364/200; 364/229.2; 0104545 4/1984 European Pat. Off. . 364/240.8; 364/261; 364/284.3; 340/825.03; 59-52331 3/1984 Japan . 340/825.52 1508854 4/1978 United Kingdom . [58] Field of Search ... 364/200 MS File, 900 MS File, 1518565 7/1978 United Kingdom . . 02, 03, .07, nite ingdom . 364/137, 138, 514; 340/ i ° 8s “a eve 2070826 5/1984 United Kingdom . woe 0143160 6/1985 United Kingdom . [56] References Cited 2167274 5/1986 United Kingdom . U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 0207313 1/1987 United Kingdom . 3,221,307 11/1965 Manning . . 364/200 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 3,646,534 2/1972 Miller . +. 360/40 3,715,725 2/1973 Kievit et al. 340/825.07 X 3,787,627 1/1974 Abramson et al ss» 370/67 3,836,888 9/1974 Boenke et al. . 364/200 3,863,025 1/1975 Gonsewski et al. 375/55 3,979,723 9/1976 Hughes et al. .. 370/31 4,063,220 12/1972 Metcalfe et al. 340/825.5 4,071,908 1/1978 Brophy et al }40/825.02 4,345,250 8/1982 Jacobsthal 340/825.5 4,360,870 11/1982 McVey ... 364/200 4,373,181 2/1983 Chisholm et al. 64/200 4,442,502 4/1984 Friend et al. 364/900 4,498,169 2/1985 Rozmus .. 370/85 4,562,535 12/1985 Vincent et al. 364/200 4,568,930 2/1986 Livingston et al. 340/825.5 4,570,220 2/1986 Tetrick et al. 364/200 4,589,063 5/1986 Shah et al. 364/200 4,595,921 6/1986 Wang et al. 340/825.08 4,608,559 8/1986 Friedman et al. 340/825.5 4,608,689 8/1986 Sato ...... 371/15 4,611,274 9/1986 Machino et al. 364/200 4,620,278 10/1986 Ellsworth et al 364/200 4,626,846 12/1986 Parker et al. .... Hili et al., “Dynamic Device Address Assignment Mechanism,” IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 23, No. 8, Jan. 1981, pp. 3564-65. Search Report, dated May 21, 1986, for British Patent Application No. 8607632. Primary Examiner—Thomas C. Lee Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & cia A method …