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US 6,967,960 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for emulating a local data port
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsKevin W. Bross, Monte G. Johnson
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Abstract
A method for receiving a signal from a local device and converting the signal to a network port packet data signal to emulate a local data signal port. Once the signal from the local device is converted to the network port packet data signal, the network port packet data signal is transmitted to a remote device over a network connection.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- receiving a first signal from a local device;
- converting the first signal to a first network port packet data signal to emulate a local data signal port on a network data signal port with respect to the local device;
- transmitting the first network port packet data signal to a first remote device over a network connection;
- receiving a second network port packet data signal from the first remote device over the network connection, the second network port packet data signal including a busy signal indicating the first remote device is busy and an address of a second remote device on the network connection, the first remote device to service the second remote device;
- converting the second network port packet data signal to a second signal to emulate the local data signal port with respect to the local device;
- transmitting the second signal to the local device;
- transmitting a third network port packet data signal to the second remote device to request status information of the first remote device;
- and
- receiving a fourth network port packet data signal from the second remote device including status information of the first remote device.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first port to receive a first signal from a local device;
- a plurality of circuit components coupled to the first port to convert the first signal to a first network port packet data signal to emulate a local data signal port on the first port;
- a second port to transmit the first network port packet data signal to a first remote device over a network connection accessible to the second port;
- a third port to receive a second network port packet data signal from the first remote device over the network connection, the second network port packet data signal including a busy signal indicating the first remote device is busy and an address of a second remote device on the network connection, the first remote device to service the second remote device;
- the plurality of circuit components to further convert the second network port packet data signal to a second signal to emulate the local data signal port;
- a fourth port to transmit the second signal to the local device;
- a fifth port to transmit a third network port packet data signal to the second remote device to request status information of the first remote device;
- and
- a sixth port to receive a fourth network port packet data signal from the second remote device including status information of the first remote device.
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An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, cause the machine to perform operations, including:
- receiving a first signal from a local device;
- converting the first signal to a first network port packet data signal to emulate a local data signal port on a network data signal port with respect to the local device;
- transmitting the first network port packet data signal to a first remote device over a network connection;
- receiving a second network port packet data signal from the first remote device over the network connection, the second network port packet data signal including a busy signal indicating the first remote device is busy and an address of a second remote device on the network connection, the first remote device to service the second remote device;
- converting the second network port packet data signal to a second signal to emulate the local data signal port with respect to the local device;
- transmitting the second signal to the local device;
- transmitting a third network port packet data signal to the second remote device to request status information of the first remote device;
- and
- receiving a fourth network port packet data signal from the second remote device including status information of the first remote device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.