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Universal serial bus to parallel bus signal converter and method of conversion

US6040792A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 1997
Grant dateMar 21, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M9/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A serial to parallel port signal converter for interconnection between a hosts utilizing Uniform Serial Bus communications protocols and a peripheral device uses IEEE 1284 complaint communications protocol. The signal converter appears to the host as a fully compliant bi-directional USB device, and to the peripheral device as a fully compliant IEEE 1284 host.

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