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First Claim
1. A universal host-to-host intelligent controller for direct data transfer between two electronic data processing (EDP) devices, the controller comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the PCB contains drivers and software code that automatically load and execute on said EDP devices when the PCB is connected to the EDP devices, wherein said drivers and software code facilitate the direct transfer of data from storage on one EDP device to storage on the other EDP device; and
(b) at least two EDP connectors coupled to said PCB.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a universal host-to-host intelligent controller that facilitates the transfer of electronic data from one electronic data processing (EDP) device to another. The invention includes a printed circuit board (PCB) contained in a housing and may also include a removable memory module. The PCB contains drivers and software code that automatically load and execute on said EDP devices when the PCB is connected to the EDP devices. The drivers and software code facilitate the direct transfer of data from storage on one EDP device to storage on the other EDP device. The controller includes at least two EDP connectors coupled to the PCB. These connectors can take the form of high-speed data cables and static PCB connectors as well as wireless antennae. The controller can also be incorporated into one or both EDP devices.
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1. A universal host-to-host intelligent controller for direct data transfer between two electronic data processing (EDP) devices, the controller comprising:
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(a) a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the PCB contains drivers and software code that automatically load and execute on said EDP devices when the PCB is connected to the EDP devices, wherein said drivers and software code facilitate the direct transfer of data from storage on one EDP device to storage on the other EDP device; and (b) at least two EDP connectors coupled to said PCB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for transferring data between storage on a first electronic data processing (EDP) device and storage on a second EDP device via a universal host-to-host intelligent controller, the method comprising:
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(a) connecting the controller to a data bus of a first EDP device; (b) allowing a controller file transfer utility (FTU) software executable to autorun and autoload on the first EDP device; (c) launching said controller FTU software executable on the first EDP device and displaying storage contents of the first EDP device on a file transfer utility; (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) for the second EDP device; (e) sending the first EDP device a confirmation that the second EDP device is successfully connected and that both first EDP device and second EDP device are networked; and (f) transferring data between storage on the first EDP device and storage on the second EDP device using respective FTUs on said devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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