Interface device, interface cable apparatus, and communication method and system having the same
First Claim
1. An interface device comprising:
- a first interface unit for connecting to a first electronic device to transmit and receive a first interface signal;
a second interface unit for connecting to a second electronic device to transmit and receive a second interface signal; and
a signal converter for converting the first interface signal input through the first interface unit into the second interface signal to be outputted to the second interface unit.
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Abstract
An interface device, an interface cable apparatus and a communication method and system having the same are disclosed. The interface device interfaces between a first electronic device which supports a first interface and a second electronic device which supports a second interface, to facilitate communication between the first and second electronic devices. The interface device includes a first interface unit connected to the first electronic device, a second interface unit connected to the second electronic device, and a signal converter for converting a first interface signal input through the first interface unit to an interface signal capable of being communicated through the second interface and outputting the converted first interface signal to the second interface unit, and converting a second interface signal input through the second interface unit to an interface signal capable of being communicated through the first interface and outputting the converted second interface signal to the first interface unit. Accordingly, proper communication between different electronic devices that support different communication interfaces may be realized without changing specifications of the electronic devices.
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1. An interface device comprising:
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a first interface unit for connecting to a first electronic device to transmit and receive a first interface signal;
a second interface unit for connecting to a second electronic device to transmit and receive a second interface signal; and
a signal converter for converting the first interface signal input through the first interface unit into the second interface signal to be outputted to the second interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interface cable apparatus comprising:
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a first interface jack for connecting to a first electronic device to transmit and receive a first interface signal;
a second interface jack for connecting to a second electronic device to transmit and receive a second interface signal;
an interface device which converts a first interface signal input through the first interface jack into a second interface signal to be outputted to the second interface jack, and converts the second interface signal input through the second interface jack into the first interface signal to be outputted to the first interface jack. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication system for interfacing between electronic devices that support different interfaces, comprising:
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a first electronic device to transmit and receive a first interface signal;
a second electronic device to transmit and receive a second interface signal;
an interface device which comprises a first interface unit for connecting to the first electronic device, a second interface unit for connecting to the second electronic device, and a signal converter for converting the first interface signal input through the first interface unit into the second interface signal to be outputted to the second interface unit and converting the second interface signal input through the second interface unit into the first interface signal to be outputted to the first interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for converting first and second interface signals for communication between first and second electronic devices in an interface device, the method comprising:
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receiving the first interface signal from the first electronic device; and
converting the first interface signal into the second interface signal to be outputted to the second electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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Specification