Patent ID: 6691196
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A removable expansion module for operation in a first slot of a portable host and in conjunction with other components including a removable memory and a bar-coding peripheral, the removable expansion module comprising:an expansion module frame and PCB; I/O adapter circuitry and I/O interconnect compatible with the bar-coding peripheral, the I/O interconnect providing first information transfers between the bar-coding peripheral and the module; a second slot for the removable memory; removable memory adapter circuitry for providing second information transfers with the removable memory; and wherein at least some of the information transfers include bar code related information, the first and second slot are respectively a first-level and second-level slot, the module is a first-level module coupled to the portable host via the first-level slot, the removable memory is a second-level module coupled to the first-level module via the second-level slot, and the second information transfers include transferring information between the first-level module and the second-level module.