Universal serial bus to parallel bus signal converter and method of conversion
US6218969A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2019 |
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- 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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