Interactive communication system having an integrated key drive system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9027015
APP PUB NO 20090146965A1
SERIAL NO

12191648

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A device and method of connecting an interactive communication system to a processing device. The device is a cable system that includes first and second ends. The first end of the cable system has a leg connector, while the second end of the connector system has first and second arm connectors. The method implements the cable system to load or run software onto the processing device, and includes connecting the leg connector to an interactive communication system; connecting the first arm connector having a memory device to the processing device, wherein the memory device includes predetermined software; loading/running the software on the processing device; disconnecting the first arm connector having the memory device from the processing device; and connecting a second arm connector to the processing device.

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STEELCASE INC901 44TH STREET S E POST OFFICE BOX 1967 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Brent W Portland, US 19 326
Ashford, Louis Aloha, US 3 20
Dunn, Michael H Dunwoody, US 31 803
Hildebrandt, Peter W Duluth, US 42 1061
Hofmann, Neal A Portland, US 7 92
Hutchinson, Ian G Suwanee, US 28 776
Meissner, Richard Newberg, US 4 24
Watson, James D Duluth, US 49 810
Wilson, Scott E Kailua-Kona, US 20 359

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