Communications system conduit for transferring data
First Claim
1. A communication system conduit for transmitting data between a processing device and a user device, said conduit comprising:
- (a) an interface module operatively coupled to the processing device for receiving and transmitting data in a first data format;
(b) a data conversion module operatively coupled to said interface module for converting data between said first data format and a second data format; and
(c) a plurality of access ports coupled to said data conversion module for receiving and transmitting data in said second data format.
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Abstract
A communications system conduit for transferring data between various user hand held devices and a processing device comprises an interface module, a data conversion module and a plurality of access ports. The interface module of conduit comprises a USB hub which provides data in USB format to a plurality of data converters residing within data conversion module. The output of the various data converters are provided as access ports. The conduit and the processing device are integrated to form a Web-based multi-media kiosk designed for use as a “virtual sales agent” within retail shopping environments. The individual data converters convert a data stream from USB format into various data formats including FireWire IEEE 1394, USB, Bluetooth, Infrared, Ethernet RJ45, RJ11 Telephone standard, and RS232 data formats. The user is provided with multimedia menu screens to allow the user to select data transfer for a particular hand held device.
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17 Claims
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1. A communication system conduit for transmitting data between a processing device and a user device, said conduit comprising:
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(a) an interface module operatively coupled to the processing device for receiving and transmitting data in a first data format;
(b) a data conversion module operatively coupled to said interface module for converting data between said first data format and a second data format; and
(c) a plurality of access ports coupled to said data conversion module for receiving and transmitting data in said second data format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transmitting data from a processing device to a user device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving data from the processing device in a first data format;
(b) converting said data from said first data format to a second data format; and
(c) receiving data in said second data format from said user device and transmitting data in second data format to said user device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of transferring data between a user device and a processing device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving data from the user device in a first data format;
(b) converting said data between said first data format and a second data format; and
(c) transmitting data in said second data format from said user device to said processing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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