US 2015/0309727 A1 · DEVICE AND METHOD OF INTERFACE BETWEEN DEVICES OR INPUT/OUTPUT PERIPHERALS AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS

Abstract

An electronic device (100) of interface between input/output peripherals (200) or devices and an electronic computer (300), the device being configured for allowing the receiving/transmitting of data and/or commands between at least an input/output peripheral (200) or device and at least an electronic computer (300) and including inside it at least one memory (105) including a writable portion wherein it is possible to store a plurality of commands to be transmitted from the electronic computer (300) to the input/output peripheral (200) and a plurality of data transmitted from the input/output peripheral (200) towards the electronic computer; the electronic device (100) presenting itself to the electronic computer (300) as a mass storage peripheral and being configured for allowing the interface of the at least one device or input/output peripheral (200) to the electronic computer (300) without the need of preventive installation of software driver on the electronic computer (300).

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Dependent claims

An electronic device (100) of interface between input/output peripherals (200) or devices and an electronic computer (300), the device being configured for allowing the receiving/transmitting of data and/or commands between at least an input/output peripheral (200) or device and at least an electronic computer (300) and comprising inside it at least a memory (105) comprising a writable portion (21) wherein it is possible to store, on at least one file which is share with said input/output peripheral (200) or device, a plurality of commands to transmit from said electronic computer (300) to said input/output peripheral (200) and a plurality of data transmitted from said input/output peripheral (200) towards said electronic computer;

said electronic device (100) presenting itself to said electronic computer (300) as a mass memory storage peripheral and being configured for allowing the interface of said at least one input/output peripheral (200) or device to said electronic computer (300) without needing a preventive installation of specific software driver on said electronic computer (300).

A method of interface between an electronic computer (300) and an input/output peripheral (200) or device;

said method being characterized in that it comprises at least a step of interposition—on the communication channel which is created between said electronic computer (300) and said input/output peripheral (200) or device—of at least an electronic interface device (100), comprising a virtual disk (105) in turn comprising at least a first memory or memory portion (21) in turn comprising a file which is accessible in writing both to said electronic computer (300) and to said input/output peripheral (200) or device;
and wherein at the moment or following the connection with said electronic computer (300), said device (100) presents itself to said electronic computer (300) as a mass memory device;
said method comprising a step of writing of at least a command for said input/output peripheral (200) or device on said first memory or first memory portion which is accessible in writing.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device and method of interface between devices or input/output peripherals and electronic computers

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Device and method of interface between devices or input/output peripherals and electronic computers

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