Universal storage interface bus

• US 6,859,854 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2001
• Issued: 02/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bill Kowong, Victor Chuan-Chen Wu
• Original Assignee: Bill Kwong, Victor Chuan-Chen Wu
• Inventors: Kwong, Bill
• Primary Examiner(s): AUVE, GLENN ALLEN
• Application Number:
  US09/911,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20030032333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,308 Days
• Field of Search: 710301-304, 710/313, 710/315, 361/684, 361/685, 439/43, 439/638
• US Class Current: 710/315
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0607 by facilitating the process of upgrading existing storage systems, e.g. for improving compatibility between host and storage device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0661 Format or protocol conversion arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0679 Non-volatile semiconductor memory device, e.g. flash memory, one time programmable memory [OTP]

Abstract

A Universal Storage Interface Bus external storage device includes an IDE storage device, a ribbon cable, an USIB connector conversion board, an USIB interface conversion device containing an USIB interface conversion board, and an interface cable. The IDE data storage device couples with a first connector of the ribbon cable and the ribbon cable further has a second connector. The USIB connector conversion board has a third connector and a fourth connector, and the third connector couples with the second connector for converting a signal of the third connector into a signal of the fourth connector. The USIB interface conversion cable device provides a fifth connector, an USIB interface conversion board, and a sixth connector. A cable is between and connecting with the USIB interface conversion board and the sixth connector. The fifth connector couples with the fourth connector and the sixth connector thereof couples with an input/output port of a personal computer. The personal computer can connect with the data storage device by way of replacing the USIB interface conversion cable device in case of the input/output port providing an interface thereof different from that of the data storage device for saving the expense of the user.

Claims

1. A Universal Storage Interface Bus device, comprising:

an IDE storage device, providing a first interface;

a ribbon cable having a first connector coupling with the IDE storage device and a second connector;

an USIB connector conversion board having a third connector, and a fourth connector, the third connector connected to said second connector, the USIB connector conversion board converts an IDE signal of the IDE data storage device into a USIB signal transmitted from the fourth connector, the fourth connector is a standard MC-36 connector; and

an USIB interface conversion cable, providing a fifth connector, an USIB interface conversion board and a sixth connector, a cable being between and connecting with the USIB interface conversion board and the sixth connector, the fifth connector coupling with said fourth connector, and the sixth connector coupling with an input/output port of a personal computer;

wherein the IDE storage device is connected to the input/output port by selecting a USIB interface conversion cable.

2. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 1, wherein the USIB interface conversion board further comprises an ASIC to convert a signal of the first interface into a signal of a second interface.

3. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 2, wherein the second interface is a USB interface.

4. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 2, wherein the second interface is a PCMCIA interface.

5. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 2, wherein the second interface is a Firewire interface.

6. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 1, wherein the first interface is IDE interface.

7. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 1, wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are a 50-pin connector respectively.

8. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 1, wherein the fourth and the fifth connectors are a MC-36 connector respectively.

9. The Universal Storage Interface Bus device according to claim 8, wherein the respective MC-36 connector has 36 pins be defined as follows respectively:

a 1st pin is RESRET, a 2nd pin is D7, a 3rd pin is D6, a 4th pin is D5, a 5th pin is D4, a 6th pin is D3, a 7th pin is D2, a 8th pin is D1, a 9th pin is D0, a 10th pin is +5V, Device, 11th pin is 10W, 12th pin is IOR, a 13th pin is ground, a 14th pin is DMAACK, a 15th pin is IRQ, a 16th pin is A1, a 17th pin is A0, a 18th pin is CS0, a 19th pin is GND, a 20th pin is D8, a 21st pin is D9, a 22nd pin is D10, a 23rd pin is D11, a 24th in is D12, a 25th in is D13, a 26th pin is D14, a 27th pin is D15, a 28th pin is Ground, a 29th in is Ground, a 30th pin is +12V, a 31st pin is *IORDY, a 32nd pin is IORDY/IOCS16, a 33rd pin is +5V, HOST, a 34th pin is A2, a 35th is a CS1, and a 36th pin is DMAREQ.