Location-based address adapter and system
First Claim
1. A location-based address adapter to facilitate communication between a host computer and one peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices, the location-based address adapter comprising:
- a body removably attachable to each peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, but removably attached to only one peripheral device at a time; and
an electrical circuit that includes a communications interface circuit and an adapter memory circuit,the communications interface circuit having a plurality of communication input connectors, a plurality of communication output connectors, and a respective pass-through wired connection between each of the plurality of communication input connectors and the plurality of communication output connectors to facilitate bi-directional communications between the host computer and a respective peripheral device to which the body is attached,the adapter memory circuit storing a unique physical location address to be associated with a physical location associated with the peripheral device to which the body is attached, the unique physical location address being a non-network based address, the memory circuit having a memory connector to facilitate direct electrical communicative connection only with the respective peripheral device and not to the host computer.
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Abstract
A location-based address adapter for use in a system to facilitate communication between a host computer and one peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices includes a body and an electrical circuit. The body is removably attached to one peripheral device at a time. The electrical circuit includes a communications interface circuit and an adapter memory circuit. The communications interface circuit has a respective pass-through wired connection between each of a plurality of input connectors and a plurality of output connectors to facilitate bi-directional communications between the host computer and the peripheral device. The adapter memory circuit stores a unique physical location address for association with a physical location associated with the peripheral device to which the body is attached. The unique physical location address is a non-network based address. The memory circuit has a memory connector to facilitate direct electrical communicative connection only with the respective peripheral device.
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20 Claims
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1. A location-based address adapter to facilitate communication between a host computer and one peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices, the location-based address adapter comprising:
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a body removably attachable to each peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, but removably attached to only one peripheral device at a time; and an electrical circuit that includes a communications interface circuit and an adapter memory circuit, the communications interface circuit having a plurality of communication input connectors, a plurality of communication output connectors, and a respective pass-through wired connection between each of the plurality of communication input connectors and the plurality of communication output connectors to facilitate bi-directional communications between the host computer and a respective peripheral device to which the body is attached, the adapter memory circuit storing a unique physical location address to be associated with a physical location associated with the peripheral device to which the body is attached, the unique physical location address being a non-network based address, the memory circuit having a memory connector to facilitate direct electrical communicative connection only with the respective peripheral device and not to the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system having a plurality of peripheral devices at a plurality of peripheral device physical locations, comprising:
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a host computer having a host processor circuit and a host memory circuit, the host memory circuit being communicatively coupled to the host processor circuit, the host memory circuit including a mapping library that stores a plurality of address maps, each address map having a respective unique physical location address and an associated respective peripheral device network address; a first peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, the first peripheral device having a first housing; a first location-based address adapter removably attached to the first housing, the first location-based address adapter having a first communications interface circuit and a first adapter memory circuit, the first communications interface circuit being connected in electrical communication with the first peripheral device and with the host computer, the first adapter memory circuit storing a first unique physical location address to be associated with a first physical location of the plurality of peripheral device physical locations, the first unique physical location address being a first non-network based address, the first adapter memory circuit being communicatively connected only to the first peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system having a plurality of peripheral devices at a plurality of peripheral device physical locations, comprising:
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a host computer having a host processor circuit and a host memory circuit, the host memory circuit being communicatively coupled to a host processor circuit, the host memory circuit including a mapping library that stores a plurality of address maps, each address map having a respective unique physical location address and an associated respective peripheral device network address; a first peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, the first peripheral device having a first housing; a second peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, the second peripheral device having a second housing; a first location-based address adapter removably attached to the first housing, the first location-based address adapter having a first communications interface circuit and a first adapter memory circuit, the first communications interface circuit being connected in electrical communication with the first peripheral device and with the host computer, the first adapter memory circuit for storing a first unique physical location address to be associated with a first physical location of the plurality of peripheral device physical locations, the first unique physical location address being a first non-network based address, the first adapter memory circuit being communicatively connected only to the first peripheral device; and a second location-based address adapter removably attached to the second housing, the second location-based address adapter having a second communications interface circuit and a second adapter memory circuit, the second communications interface circuit being connected in electrical communication with the second peripheral device and the host computer, the second adapter memory circuit storing a second unique physical location address to be associated with a second physical location of the plurality of peripheral device physical locations, the second unique physical location address being a second non-network based address, the second adapter memory circuit being communicatively connected only to the second peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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