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`Danielson et al.
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`[54]
`
`PORTABLE WORK STATION-TYPE DATA
`COLLECTION SYSTEM
`
`[75]
`
`Inventors: Arvin D. Danielson, Solon‘, Darald R.
`Schultz. Cedar Rapids, both of Iowa;
`Dennis Silva. San Jose, Calif.; Darrell
`L Boatwright, Cedar Rapids. Iowa;
`Rickey G. Austin, Lisbon. Iowa;
`Daniel E. Alt, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
`Steve Darren Friend, Felton; Paul
`Beard. Milpitas, both of Calif.
`
`[73]
`
`Assignee: Norand Corporation, Cedar Rapids.
`Iowa
`
`[21]
`[22]
`
`Appl. No.: 488,406
`Filed:
`Jun. 7, 1995
`
`[63]
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`[51]
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`[58]
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`[5 6]
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`Related US. Application Data
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`Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 389,830, Feb. 16, 1995,
`which is a continuation-in—part of Ser. No. 307,950, Sep. 16,
`1994, abandoned, and Ser. No. 309,003, Sep. 19, 1994, said
`Ser. No. 389,830, is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No.
`226,516, Apr. 12, 1994, Pat No. 5,488,575, and Ser. No.
`48,873, Apr. 16, 1993, abandoned, said Ser. No. 307,950, is
`a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 226,516, and Ser. No.
`48,873, Apr. 16, 1993, abandoned, said Ser. No. 309,003, is
`a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 226,516, and Ser. No,
`48,873, which is a continuation-impart of Ser. No. 23,840,
`Feb. 26, 1993, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of
`Ser. No. 728,667, Jul. 11, 1991, abandoned.
`
`Int. Cl.6 ...................................................... .. G06F 162
`US. Cl. ................ ..
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`Primary Examiner-David H. Malzahn
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`[57]
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`A portable data collection terminal system has a housing
`having a display screen with coincident graphic data input
`and a keyboard on the frontal side thereof. An accessory pod.
`having a width less than the width of the display screen and
`a handgrip extension adapted to hold a selected accessory
`device. such as a laser scanner, is disposed on the housing,
`opposite said frontal side. The accessory pod has one or two
`activation. diaphragm-type switches disposed in a pod wall
`disposed transversely to the handgrip extension and extend
`ing outwardly from, opposite the frontal side, the housing.
`The switch or switches are connected in parallel, if more
`than one, and are disposed near an end of the pod Wall such
`that they are operable by either a user’s thumb or ?nger.
`
`45 Claims, 16 Drawing Sheets
`
`Apple Inc., et al.
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION (CLAlMlNG BENEFIT UNDER
`35 U.S.C. 120)
`This application is a continuation-in-part of application
`U.S. Ser. No. 08/389330. ?led Feb. 16, 1995, which is a
`continuation-in-part of US. Ser. No. 08/307950. ?led Sep.
`16. 1994. now abandoned and application U.S. Ser. No.
`08/309.003, ?led Sep. 19. 1994. each of which is a
`continuation-in-part of application U.S. Ser. No. 08/226.
`516. ?led Apr. 12, 1994. US. Pat. No. 5.488.575 and
`application U.S. Ser. No. 08/048,873. ?led Apr. 16. 1993.
`now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of applica
`tion U.S. Ser. No. 08/023.840. ?led Feb. 26. 1993. by Arvin
`D. Danielson. Darrell L. Boatwright. Darald R. Schultz,
`Rickey G. Aus?n. and Dennis Silva. now abandoned. which
`is a continuation-in-part of US. Ser. No. 07/728667, ?led
`Jul. 11. 1991. by Arvin D. Danielson. Darrell L. Boatwright
`and Darald R. Schultz. now abandoned.
`PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. 119
`This application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119
`in PCl" application PCT/US94/02091. ?led on behalf of the
`assignee of this application on Feb. 28. 1994. and the
`published version of this PCT application is incorporated
`herein by reference.
`INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
`The descriptive subject matter. found in the speci?cation,
`claims. an Abstract of the disclosure and sheets of drawings.
`of the above referenced copending applications for patent.
`U.S. Ser. No. 08/407,907 ?led Mar. 21. 1995. US. Ser. No.
`08/389330 ?led Feb. 16. 1995. US. Ser. No. 08/307,950.
`?led Sep. 16, 1994; and US. Ser. No. 08/309,003. ?led Sep.
`19. 1994; and US. Ser. No. 07/728667. ?led Jul. 11, 1991;
`US. Ser. No. 08/316,776. ?led Oct. 3. 1994; U.S. Ser. No.
`08/326,114. ?led Oct. 19. 1994; and US. Ser. No. 08/379.
`684, ?led Jan. 25. 1995, are incorporated herein by refer
`ence.
`Also incorporated herein by reference are each of the
`following appendices A through U. including B1. attached
`hereto:
`
`35
`
`2
`Appendix E. entitled “PEN"KEYTM ‘Penguin’ ASIC
`Interface” contains a further detailed description of the
`functions carried out by the ASIC utilized in an embodiment
`of the present invention.
`Appendix F. entitled “PlriN’iKEYTM Docking Stations”
`contains a further detailed descripn'on of the docking sta
`tions usable in an embodiment of the present invention.
`Appendix G, entitled “Wireless Network-Enabled
`PEN* KEY‘m Computer” contains a further detailed descrip
`tion of a wireless network-enabled hand-held tenninable
`usable in an embodiment of the present invention.
`Appendix H. a Norand Corporation brochure. contains a
`further detailed description of a hand-held terminal usable in
`an embodiment of the present invention.
`Appendix L Product Speci?cation for PEN*KEYTM 386/
`486 Terminal, Norand Corporation, pages 1-17.
`Appendix J, Functional Speci?cation for PEN*KEYTM
`Vehicle Workstation 225-511-XXX. Norand Corporation.
`pages l-7.
`Appendix K. PEN*KEY® Hand-Held Computer Theory
`of Operation. 1st Edition August 1994, Norand (table of
`contents, 3 pages; record of revisions. 1 page; pages 2-1
`through 2-27).
`Appendix L, PEN*KEY® Hand-Held Computer
`Maintenance, Norand (table of contents, 1 page; pages 3-1
`through 3-10).
`Appendix M. PEN*KEY Work Inst 415-225-505 Rev. B
`(pages 2 through 22. 22A. 22B).
`Appendix N. PEW‘KEYTM Hand-Held Computer Speci
`?cations (2 pages).
`Appendix 0, entitled “Norand User Group Meeting
`Agenda” for meeting held Apr. 2-5, 1995 (4 pages).
`Appendix P. comprising notes for presentations at meet
`ing referenced in Appendix 0. including New Product
`Update (1 page). Norand PEINW‘KEYTM Product Family (1
`page). Norand’s Mobile Strategy ( 1 page). 1995 New Prod
`uct Investment (1 page), PEN*KEY System Goals (1 page).
`Choices and the Mobile Market (1 page). Weight/Size v.
`User Interface/Function (1 page), Application Requirements
`(1 page). PEN*KEY Family (1 page), System Design—Now
`and Future (1 page). Norand PEN*KEY 6000 Series (3
`pages). PEN*KEY 6300 (13 pages). PEN*KEY 6300
`Update (10 pages). PEN*KEY 6200 (15 pages). PEN*KEY
`6600 (16 pages), Smart Battery Pack (2 pages), PEN’FKEY
`6100 (13 pages), IrDA (2 pages). and PEN’l‘KEY Universal
`Dock (3 pages).
`Appendix Q. Norand news release entitled
`“PEN‘KEYTW‘ 6300 From Norand Now Available With
`Wireless Infrared.” (1 page).
`Appendix R, Norand news release entitled “Radio/
`Modem Capabilities for PEN*KEY 6300 Computer Support
`Wireless Wide Area Network and Cellular Digital
`Communication.”(1 page).
`Appendix S. Norand news release entitled “Norand Adds
`486 Processing Capability to PENHGYTM 6300 Computer
`(3 Pages)
`Appendix T. Norand news release entitled “Norand Cor
`poration Doubles Its PEN‘l‘KEY'mFamily. With Two New
`Graphicaily-Based Systems” (4 pages).
`Appendix U, drawings from application for patent entitled
`“Universal Hand-Held Terminal Docking Apparatus”. ?led
`Jun. 5. 1995. Express Mail Label TB 881 383 404 US.
`Attorney Docket No. 38142, in name of Dennis Silva (7
`pages).
`Authorization Pursuant to the Commissioner’s Notice of
`Mar. 20, 1987 (1077 0G 22)
`A portion of the disclosure of this patent document
`contains material which is subject to copyright protection.
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`Appendix A, entitled ‘Theory of Operation for
`PEN"‘KEY1'M Data Terminal”, Revision Level B, dated May
`19. 1994, regarding update backlight device circuit. contain
`s a further detailed description of the technological imple
`mentation of the functional bloch shown generally in FIGS.
`20 through 26.
`Appendix B, entitled “PEN‘HGEYTM Prograrmners Tech
`nical Notes” contains further detailed descriptions of the
`software and operation of the present invention. in order to
`provide a thorough disclosure of the form and use of the
`present invention.
`Appendix B1. entitled “PIZN*KEYTM Programmers Tech
`nical Notes”. Rev. B. dated August. 1994. including Section
`2. 4. 6-9. 11-12. 14. 19 and 22-25. contains further detailed
`descriptions of the software and operation of the present
`invention. in order to provide a thorough disclosure of the
`form and use of the present invention.
`Appendix C. entitled “PEN*KEYTM Hand-held Com
`puter” shows feamres and speci?cations of a commercial
`version of the illustrated embodiment.
`Appendix D. entitled “Mobile Computing for the Real
`World” explains features and advantages of the illustrated
`embodiment from the standpoint of the end user.
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`The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile
`reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent
`disclosure. as it appears in the Patent and Trademark O?ice
`patent ?le or records. but otherwise reserves all copyright
`rights whatsoever.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The invention relates generally to data collection and
`processing systems and more particularly to portable data
`terminals as operator manipulatable data input and output
`devices with display and veri?cation of data.
`The invention herein is a further improvement of related
`subject matter contained in the cross-referenced prior patent
`applications. which prior patent applications are relied upon
`for priority rights in previously described novel features.
`Portable data terminals are generally known components
`of state of the art business systems. The data terminals may
`be taken to merchandise storage facilities for inventory
`control or customer service transactions. or may be used in
`any one of various other commercial applications to serve as
`data input or output devices for central data processing and
`control stations.
`Central data processing or control stations are most useful
`when business data are always current and readily available.
`Prompt data entry and retrieval at the working level through
`various operator controlled portable data terminals is rec
`ognized as a basis for optimizing. among various business
`activities. inventory control and customer service activities.
`business forecasting and marketing operations. to name just
`a few.
`Increased versatility in data input and output arrange
`ments tends to increase power usage of the portable data
`terminals. thereby decreasing usage periods between battery
`exchanges or recharging operations. Touch sensitive or pen
`actuated data input systems are known. However. in the past,
`such pen actuated data input systems were generally limited
`to the use of pens for digitizer boards or in conjunction with
`full keyboard type computer terminals. While the former
`devices are considered limited in their application. the latter
`are comparatively bulky. even as lap top computers. and are
`not useful for practical data entry and retrieval in shop,
`warehouse. store or delivery route environments.
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`The objective of the present invention was early on to
`expand on the utility of relatively small. portable. hand-held
`data collection terminals. The invention recognizes a need
`for greater versatility in hand-held data terminals. thereby
`improving indirectly an overall usefulness of a business
`system which uses a number of these data terminals as
`roaming data input and retrieval devices.
`It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an
`improved compact data input and display device with
`increased functionality.
`It is another object of the invention to arrange an alpha
`numeric keyboard for multi-orientational use.
`Further in accordance herewith. it is an object of the
`invention to provide a pen-activated data input device which
`interactively may be prompted through display screen
`prompts.
`Another object of the invention is to provide a robust data
`terminal having a display screen sized to permit operator
`input via pen strokes and having the capability to change to
`keyboard enu'ies interchangeably with entry via pen-type
`signals.
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`Yet another object of the invention is a power manage
`ment control function implemented through software con
`trolled microprocessor functions. the power management
`function including selectively shutting the data terminal
`down without loss of current data interchange status states
`on an Input-Output bus (IIO Bus).
`According to one aspect of the invention. it is conse
`quently contemplated to increase the data input capacity of
`a portable data terminal with a touch sensitive liquid crystal
`display overlay. The touch sensitive display overlay may
`function as a keyboard or as a provision for entering graphic
`data such as signatures. Another keyboard may be a numeri
`cal keyboard or may be activated as a function keyboard to
`supplement a touch sensitive keyboard implemented as an
`overlay of a display screen.
`Another object of the invention is to provide an accessory
`pod having a wall with one or more diaphragm-type acti
`vation switches arranged to be operable by a user’s thumb or
`?nger in order to activate an accessory. such as a scanner.
`attached to the accessory pod.
`In a particular embodiment in accordance with the
`invention, keys of the touch sensitive keyboard of the
`display screen of the portable data terminal may be selec
`tively reorientable with respect to the data terminal. In
`accordance with a particular feature of the invention. the
`keys or key areas of the touch sensitive keyboard are
`reoriented by switching key assignment areas within the
`touch sensitive display screen and by reorienting indicia
`within each of the switched touch sensitive areas of the
`board to change the orientation of the indicia to correspond
`to a change orientation of the keyboard of the touch sensitive
`area.
`Further in accordance with the invention. a keyboard is
`disposed adjacent a display screen of a portable data termi
`nal in a frontal face of the data terminal. The keyboard
`includes an array of keys, each key having an assigned
`function, and an array of indicia identifying the function of
`each of the keys of the array. The array of indicia is disposed
`on a matrix removably attachable to the frontal face of the
`data terminal. The array of indicia may be removed and
`replaced by another array of indicia. showing reassigned
`functions of each of the keys. and the functions of the
`respective keys are reassigned in accordance with such other
`array of indicia. Alternatively. molded keys may include
`permanent indicia which display functions inherent to
`default settings of a data terminal.
`Also according to the present invention. a data terminal
`has a display screen and graphic data input surface coinci
`dent with and disposed beneath the display screen. Data
`input into the graphic data input surface may be obtained
`either via an electromagnetic pen. also referred to as an
`active pen. or via a touch sensitive screen via a pointed
`object. such as a stylus.
`Further in accordance herewith. the data terminal includes
`operation shadowing circuits which include a function of
`shadowing Input-Output (I/O) device states and a function
`of storing microprocessor register states during a shutdown
`procedure. Pursuant to the shadowing and microprocessor
`register storage. the data terminal may be shut down and
`m-activated without loss of control or 1/0 status data and
`with the ability to complete an operation in progress during
`the time of shutdown of the data terminal.
`Further in accordance herewith. a data terminal includes
`a shock and weather resistant housing and a keyboard
`orientation with respect to a display screen which causes an
`included angle to protect both the keyboard and the display
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`screen from contact with a flat hard bottom surface during a
`fall of the data terminal against such surface. Co-molding of
`shock absorbing material to the surface of the housing
`distributes impact forces to which the data terminal may be
`exposed as a result of a fall. In a preferred embodiment,
`resilient sealing strips interposed between access covers and
`the housing provide a weather—sealed housing.
`A housing of the data terminal includes top and bottom or
`base housing shells. The base housing shell is an accessory
`base and has a central accessory attachment opening. The
`accessory attachment opening or accessory pod opening
`may by covered by a removable base cover when no
`accessory pods are attached. A base cover in accordance
`herewith is in a shape of a multi—function handgrip or
`terminal grip and stabilizer. The handgrip comprises a
`longitudinally centered concave. transversely peaked stabi-
`lizer shape with dual. laterally offset. symmetrical handgrip
`ridges with palrnrest indentations for alternatively left and
`right hand gripping functions. The dual handgn'p ridges
`include co—molded ribbing which also provides impact resis—
`tance. The removable base cover may be exchanged for an
`accessory pod which is centrally disposed. symmetrically
`with respect to a longitudinal central axis of the housing of
`the data terminal. The accessory pod has a width transverse
`to the longitudinal axis which is less than the transverse
`width of the data terminal, the accessory pod including a
`handglip portion by which an operator may hold the data
`terminal while operating the data terminal.
`A handstrap may be attached to upper and lower ends of
`the base housing shell. The handstrap has a split loop
`attachment to the lower housing shell. The split loop attach-
`ment straddles a docking latch eye disposed on the base
`housing shell. The docking latch eye engages a latch hook on
`a dock when the data terminal is inserted into a docking
`device. Co—molded material disposed on the top housing
`shell of the data terminal cooperates with the latch eye to
`retain resilient pressure on the latch hook for retaining
`surface contacts on the data terminal in contact with mating
`spring contacts of the docking device while the data terminal
`remains inserted into the docking device.
`Contacts in each of transverse rows of surface contacts
`disposed at a lower end of the base housing shell are
`transversely groupwise staggered and longitudinally overlap
`with the contacts of the other. adjacent group to provide a
`wider contact surface for engaging spring contacts of a
`docking device. when the respective data terminal is inserted
`into a docking receptacle of the docking device. The inven-
`tion contemplates a single-receptacle docking device and a
`multi—cavity or multi-receptacle docking device. The data
`terminal as well as the docking devices feature Ethernet as
`well as RS-232 or compatible or equivalent LAN (Local
`Area Network) communications provisions.
`The base cover of the data terminal is exchangeable for
`any of a number of other bases or base pods, each base
`having a particular one of a number of desirable accessory
`features. At least one of the base pods is contemplated to
`include a scanner for reading indicia which may be disposed
`on a surface external and separate from the data terminal.
`The scanner may. for example. be a bar code scanner. An
`operator may insert fingers or a portion of the hand between
`the housing and one of the handstrap provisions to retain the
`unit by friction between the hand and the strap.
`In addition. the accessory pod has one or two activation.
`diaphragrn—type switches disposed in a pod wall disposed
`transversely to the handgn'p extension and extending out—
`wardly from. opposite afrontal side. the housing. The switch
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`or switches are connected in parallel. if more than one. and
`are disposed near an end of the pod wall such that they are
`operable by either a user’s thumb or finger.
`Various other features and advantages of the invention
`will become apparent when the detailed description below is
`read in reference to the appended drawing.
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`The detailed description refers numerically to elements
`shown in the drawing wherein:
`FIG. 1 shows a pictorial frontal view of a data terminal
`showing a top shell of a housing with a touch sensitive
`display screen in combination with a keyboard in accor-
`dance with an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 2 shows a pictorial View of an underside of the data
`terminal shown in FIG. 1. showing a bottom or base shell of
`the housing of the data terminal. and showing a handstrap
`and various other features of the present invention;
`FIG. 3 shows the data terminal shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
`and showing further an accessory pod in place of a combi-
`nation handgrip base plate;
`FIG. 4 is a pictorial representation of a docking device
`with a docking cavity for receiving and removably retaining
`the data terminal shown in FIGS. 1. 2 and 3 during storage.
`data transfer or battery charging operations;
`FIG. 5 is a partial. pictorial view of the data terminal
`shown in FIGS. 1. 2 and 3. showing a lower end of the base
`shell of the housing of the data terminal in greater detail;
`FIG. 6 is a schematically simplified partial view of the
`data terminal showing the lower end of the base shell of the
`data terminal of FIGS. 1. 2 and 3. and illustrating particu-
`larly an offset of one row of surface contacts with respect to
`a second row;
`FIG. 7 is a schematic representation of a mold to illustrate
`a first step in a co-molding process;
`FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of a mold to illustrate
`a second step in a co-molding process;
`FIG. 9 is a pictorial representation of a multi-cavity
`docking device for data terminals in accordance with an
`embodiment of the invention;
`FIG. 10 is a simplified pictorial representation of the
`docking device shown in FIG. 9, showing an underside of
`the docking device with a cable connector recess in a
`housing of the docking device;
`FIG. 11 is a composite pictorial representation of the
`inside of the base shell of the housing of the data terminal
`depicted in FIGS. 1. 2 and 3. showing major slructural
`elements which are included in a base shell assembly and
`illustrating further a preferred assembly with selected hard-
`ware of the base shell assembly;
`FIG. 12 is a composite pictorial representation of the base
`shell of the housing and such components as shown in FIG.
`11. yet viewing the external surface of the base housing shell
`and showing the related components in a correspondingly
`oriented view;
`FIG. 13 is a composite pictorial representation of the
`interior of the upper housing shell of the data terminal
`depicted in FIGS. 1. 2 and 3. showing components that
`become assembled to the upper shell of the housing of the
`data terminal in accordance with an embodiment of the
`invention;
`FIG. 14 is a composite pictorial representation or
`exploded view of the data terminal depicted in FIGS. 1. 2
`and 3. illustrating an assembly of the base shell assembly to
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`the top shell assembly. and showing further components of
`the respective data terminal including a PCMCIA memory
`card and memory card cavity and battery cavity covers;
`FIG. 15 is a composite pictorial representation of the
`memory card cavity cover. showing the interior surface of
`the cover in greater detail and showing elements of a door
`latch:
`FIG. 16 is a composite pictorial representation of the
`memory card cavity cover as in FIG. 15. but showing an
`exterior surface of the cover or door;
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`FIGS. 17 shows a composite pictorial View of the upper
`end of the data terminal shown in FIGS. 1. 2 and 3 showing
`battery and memory card cavities open and showing sim-
`plified the shape of a battery about to be inserted into the
`battery cavity;
`FIG. 18 shows a pictorial view of a handstrap which may
`be attached to the data terminal as shown in FIG. 2;
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`FIG. 19 shows a pictorial view of a handstrap which may
`be attached to the data terminal in lieu of the handstrap
`shown in FIG. 18. the handstrap showing an accessory pod
`straddling configuration;
`FIG. 20 is a diagram of electronic circuits or functions
`which operate the data terminal in accordance with an
`embodiment of the invention;
`FIG. 21 is a diagram of electronic functions of an input-
`output function board which may be coupled to an input-
`output function connector shown in FIG. 20. for example;
`FIG. 22 is a control logic flow diagram of a sequence to
`be followed during power up or power down operations of
`a data terminal in accordance with an embodiment of the
`invention;
`FIG. 23 is a diagram of electronic functions of a com-
`munications interface circuit block shown in FIG. %;
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`FIG. 24 is a diagram of electronic routing within a control
`processor master mode circuit function of the communica-
`tions interface circuit bl