公开(公告)号：US06415341B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-02

申请号：US09240448

申请日：1999-01-29

申请人： Thomas D. Fry, Sr. ,  Kyle H. Harris, Jr. ,  Edward C. Prather ,  Raymond P. Pruban, Jr.

发明人： Thomas D. Fry, Sr. ,  Kyle H. Harris, Jr. ,  Edward C. Prather ,  Raymond P. Pruban, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F1312

CPC分类号： G07G1/14

摘要： A device and method for adapting a computer terminal for connection to at least one external device communicatively couples an adapter to the computer terminal and to the at least one external device. The computer terminal is configured to transmit data and commands to the adapter in a manner prescribed by the computer terminal for communication with external devices. The adapter is configured to detect computer terminal signals and transform selected patterns of the computer terminal signals into instructions and information having a predetermined format for operating the at least one external device. The data and commands transmitted from the computer terminal are interpreted and transformed into instructions and information in a predetermined format for operating the at least one external device. Signals are transmitted from the adapter to the computer terminal according to the manner of communication prescribed by the computer terminal, and the instructions and information for operating the at least one external device are transmitted to the at least one external device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于使计算机终端适配于至少一个外部设备的装置和方法，其将适配器通信地耦合到计算机终端和至少一个外部设备。 计算机终端被配置为以计算机终端规定的方式将数据和命令发送到适配器，以与外部设备通信。 适配器被配置为检测计算机终端信号并将计算机终端信号的选定模式转换成具有用于操作至少一个外部设备的预定格式的指令和信息。 从计算机终端发送的数据和命令被解释并以预定格式转换成指令和信息，以操作至少一个外部设备。 信号根据计算机终端规定的通信方式从适配器发送到计算机终端，并且用于操作至少一个外部设备的指令和信息被发送到至少一个外部设备。