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`(12) United States Patent (cid:9)
`Tasler (cid:9)
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`(lo) Patent No.: (cid:9)
`(45) Date of Patent: (cid:9)
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`US 8,504,746 B2
`*Aug. 6, 2013
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`(54) ANALOG DATA GENERATING AND
`PROCESSING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A
`PERSONAL COMPUTER
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`USPC (cid:9)
` 710/15, 63, 69
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(75) Inventor: Michael L. Tasler, Wilrzburg (DE)
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`(73) Assignee: Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG, St.
`Georgen (DE)
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`( * ) Notice: (cid:9)
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
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`35 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets
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`B ONVIOR
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`OVIER.
`V847808
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`(21) Appl. No.: 12/891,443
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`(22) Filed: (cid:9)
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`Sep. 27, 2010
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2011/0131353 Al (cid:9)
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`Jun. 2, 2011
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 11/928,283, filed on
`Oct. 30, 2007, now abandoned, which is a continuation
`of application No. 11/467,073, filed on Aug. 24, 2006,
`and a continuation of application No. 11/078,778, filed
`on Mar. 11, 2005, now abandoned, and a continuation
`of application No. 10/219,105, filed on Aug. 15, 2002,
`now Pat. No. 6,895,449, and a continuation of
`application No. 09/331,002, filed on Jun. 14, 1999,
`now Pat. No. 6,470,399.
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`(30) (cid:9)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Mar. 4, 1997 (DE) (cid:9)
`Mar. 3, 1998 (WO) (cid:9)
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` 197 08 755
` PCT/EP98/01187
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`GO6F 3/00 (cid:9)
`G0617 13/12 (cid:9)
`GO6F 13/38 (cid:9)
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`USPC (cid:9)
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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`Ristelhueber : "Plug and play is almost here," May 1994, Electronic
`Business Buyer, v20, pp. 1-3.*
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`(Continued)
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`Primary Examiner — Chun-Kuan Lee
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Busch Blackwell LLP
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`An interface device (10) provides fast data communication
`between a host device with input/output interfaces and a data
`transmit/receive device, wherein the interface device (10)
`comprises a processor means (13), a memory means (14), a
`first connecting device (12) for interfacing the host device
`with the interface device, and a second connecting device (15)
`for interfacing the interface device (10) with the data trans-
`mit/receive device. The interface device (10) is configured by
`the processor means (13) and the memory means (14) in such
`a way that, when receiving an inquiry from the host device via
`the first connecting device (12) as to the type of a device
`attached to the host device, regardless of the type of the data
`transmit/receive device, the interface device sends a signal to
`the host device via the first connecting device (12) which
`signals to the host device that it is communicating with an
`input/output device.
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