Patent · US Active

Data converter for converting waveform signal to digital data

US8456346B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
2References
4Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2011
Grant dateJun 4, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 21, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R13/0272
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A data converter includes a signal input port, a processing unit, and an output port. The signal input port includes a number of ports for connecting to corresponding ports of an electronic device and receiving waveform signals from the electronic device. The processing unit includes a port detection module for detecting which port of the signal input port is receiving the waveform signals and a data conversion module including a number of conversion sub-modules, each conversion sub-module corresponds to one port of the signal input port. When the port detection module detects the port receiving the waveform signals, the conversion sub-module corresponding to the detected port is enabled and converts the waveform signals to digital data. Then the output port outputs the digital data to a computer, and the communication state of the port of the electronic device is analyzed via the computer based on the digital data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.