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`(12) United States Patent
`Tasler
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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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 Classi?cation Search
`USPC .............................................. .. 710/15, 63, 69
`See application ?le for complete search history.
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`(75) Inventor: Michael L. Tasler, WiirZburg (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:
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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.
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer.
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`Prior Publication Data
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`Jun. 2, 2011
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`Related US. Application Data
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`Mar. 4, 1997 (DE) ................................ .. 197 08 755
`Mar. 3, 1998 (WO) ..................... .. PCT/EP98/01187
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`G06F 3/00
`G06F 13/12
`G06F 13/38
`(52) US. Cl.
`USPC ................................ .. 710/69; 710/15; 710/63
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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`(Continued)
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`Primary Examiner * Chun-Kuan Lee
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Husch Blackwell LLP
`
`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
`?rst 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 con?gured 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 ?rst 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 ?rst connecting device (12) Which
`signals to the host device that it is communicating With an
`input/ output device.
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`Polaroid Digital Camera PDC-2000, User Guide for Macintosh or
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`Photograph of camera (1 pg).
`Canon Becomes World’s First Imagining Company to Offer SanDisk
`CompactFlash as Digital Film (3 pgs).
`Applications Overview (2 pgs).
`Press Release (2 pgs).
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`Installation Guide (2 pgs).
`SanDisk Product Overview (3 pgs).
`SanDisk Questions and Answers (2 pgs).
`SanDisk PC Card User’s Guide Introduction (30 pgs).
`SanDisk Application Note-Differences Between PC Card ATA and
`CompactFlash; 1996.
`SanDisk CorporationiABC’s of PCMCIA4General Inform non;
`pp. 1-7; dated Jul. 10, 2008.
`SanDisk CorporationiABC’s of PCMCIA-Technical Informa
`tion; pp. 1-5; Jul. 10,2008.
`SanDisk Corporation-Frequently Asks Questions About Digital
`Camera Memory Cards; p. 1-4; Jul. 10, 2008.
`SanDisk Corporation-Product Information; SanDisk Products
`Spect; Jul. 10, 2008.
`SanDisk Corporation-SanDisk IDE FlashDrive Speci?cation;
`Interface-1.3“ FlashDrive IDE & 1.8“ FlashDrive IDE System Per
`formance (Notes 1 & 2).
`SanDisk Corporation-SanDisk Introduces Flash ChipsetiWorld’s
`Smallest Embedded Soild-State ATA Data Storage System; Jul. 10,
`2008.
`SanDisk Corporation-SanDisk PCMCIA Type II Flash Disk Speci
`?cation 2MB through 85MB Capacities; Jul. 10, 2008.
`SanDisk Corporation-SanDisk to Supply Sony Electronics with
`Digital Flash Film for Sale With Sony’s New DKC-1D1 Digital
`Camera; Contact: Nelson Chan; Jul. 10, 2008.
`SanDisk PCMCIA ATA FlashDisk User’s Guide (3 pgs).
`SanDisk Memory Card-Digital Camera Compatibility List (5 pgs).
`SanDisk Introduces World’s First 85MB Type II Flash Card; More
`Than Doubles Industry Capacity (3 pgs).
`SanDisk PCMCIA FlashDisks and Windows 95.
`SanDisk Type III FlashDisk (3 pgs).
`SanDisk CompactFlash Speci?cation (3 pgs).
`SanDisk FlashChip Set Speci?cation (3 pgs).
`SanDisk Products (8 pgs).
`SanDisk what’s new Table of Contents (1 pg).
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`(IEEE Std 1394-1995).
`Digidesign 882/20 I/O Audio Interface Installation Guide, 14 pp.
`Information Technology-Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SEP-2), T10
`Project 1155D, Revision 4, May 19, 1998, 107 pp.
`An American National Standard, IEEE Standard for a Simple 32-Bit
`Backplane Bus: NuBus; 1998, 51 pp. (ANSI/IEEE 1196-1987).
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`Apple Computer, Inc., (produce introduced Oct. 1993) Nov. 29,
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`Accredited Standards Committee X3, Information Technology, John
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`X3T10 SCSI Working Group Meeting, Jul. 24, 1996 (6pp.).
`Intel Corporation, Universal Host Controller Interface Design Guide
`(UHCI), Revision 1.1, Mar. 1996 (47 pp.).
`Twain Working Group Committee, Twain Toolkit Release V1.6,
`Twain Speci?cation Release, Feb. 5, 1996 (367 pp.).
`Digidesign Website, www.digidesign.com, Tabular cross-referece
`“Pro Tools 4.0.10 NuBus Systems compatibility” as supported by
`Digidesign, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, 3 pp.
`Twain Working Group, www.twain.org, About Twain, 4 pp.
`Poumelle Alex, Jetsend TechnologyAllows Device connectivity with
`No Servers, Drivers, or Code, Computer Technology Review, Jul.
`1999, vol. 19, Iss. 7, p. 22, 4 pp.
`Business Editors/TechnologyWriters, Salutation Port-of-Entry Soft
`ware Lets Application Developers Control Network Peripherals from
`the Windows Desktop, Business Wire, Jul. 13, 1998, p. 1 (3 pp.).
`Wire Feed, HP Introduces JetSend for Pocket PC JetSend Solutions
`Now Compatible with Complete Range of Microsoft Windows CE
`and Pocket PC-based Products, M2 Presswire, Apr. 26, 2000, p. 1 (3
`PP~)~
`Stedman, John HP and TROY Group Extend JetSend Protoca1 to
`Simplify Printing Over Networks and the Internet; J etSend Protocal
`Expands Cutting-edge Capabilities to Non-HP Printers, HP Deskjet
`Printers, Legacy HP LaserJet Printers and Future Products, M2
`Presswire, Feb. 10, 2000, p. 1 (2 pp.).
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`Business Editors, An Industry First, TROY Group’s NetSend Makes
`Up to 9 Million HP Legacy Printers Internet-Ready, Business Wire,
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`Keele, Richard Designing Control Units that Interface Peripherals to
`the IBM I/ 0 Channel, Computer Technology Review, Fall 1988; vol.
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`Bursky, Dave Inter-System Communication Standard to Ease Clus
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`Ferelli, Mark, 12-inch WORM becomes the key to document image
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`Nelson, Andy Catching a Direct Bus. InfoWorld, Jun. 17, 1996, VOI.
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`DeMonker, Judy 120 moves Into Clustering, Storage Arenas,
`InfoWorld, Dec. 9, 1996, vol. 18, Iss. 50, p. 37 (2 pp.).
`Krause, Reinhardt I/O Driver Spec to be Unveiled, Electronic News,
`Jan. 29, 1996, vol. 42, Iss. 2101, p. 1 (3 pp.).
`MicrosoftWindows 95 README for MS-DOS Device Drivers, Aug.
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`play integration, Computer Technology Review: Special Fall Issue,
`Los Angeles, Dec. 1993, vol. 13, Iss. 15 p. 85 (6 pp.).
`Manual for Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 (60 pages).
`Sony PC Connecting Kit-Operating Instructions (127 pages).
`Sony DSC-F1 Digital Still Camera (2 page).
`Manual for Canon EOS-DCS 3C Digital Camera (314 pages).
`Spec Sheet for Canon EOS-DCS 3C Digital Camera (2 pages).
`Spec Sheet for Canon PS600 Digital Camera (1 page).
`Information Regarding Olympus Camedia C-800L Digital Camera.
`Kodak DC20 Camera Manual (37 pages).
`Kodak Picture Easy Software (1 page).
`Kodak Picture Works Software (2 pages).
`Universal Serial Bus Speci?cation, 1.0 Final Draft Revision, Nov. 13,
`1995.
`Universal Serial Bus Speci?cation, Revision 1.0, Jan. 15, 1996.
`Brochure for Nikon CoolpiX 100 camera (English translation pro
`vided) (8 pages).
`Nikon CoolpiX 100 Speci?cation (4 pages).
`Technical Specs4QV-10A4QV Series4CamerasiProductsi
`Casio (1 page).
`QV-Link Version 2.0 for Window (QVLINK-README.TXT) (5
`pages).
`QV-I OB Owner’s Manuel (Casio) (23 pages).
`Printouts made in 2007 from three web pages that concern commer
`cial information about the Nikon CoolpiX 100 camera. (English).
`A printout showing the ?le directory structure of the ?les contained in
`a CD-ROM that came with a used Nikon CoolpiX 100 camera that
`was purchased in Europe in 2007. (English).
`A ?le called “COOL110S.PDF” that is stored in the CD-ROM that
`came with the used Nikon CoolpiX camera that was purchased in
`Europe in 2007, the document contained in this ?le being entitled
`“Nikon Camara Digital CoolpiX 100 Manual del Usuario” (Spanish).
`Pictures of a used Nikon CoolpiX 100 camera that was purchased in
`the United States in 2007, one of the pictures showing the camera in
`a disassembled state.
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`Bradford A. MenZ, et al.; 1995 IEEE, pp. 2140-2145.
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`IIiDCS-400 Series with Nikon N90(s)/F90(X) BodyChassis (10
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`Clari?cations to the Plug and Play ISA Speci?cation, Version 1.0a,
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`Oct. 11-13, 1994), (28 pages).
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`Hard Drive: Seagate: ST51080N Medal 1080 1080 SCS12 Fast;
`Dated Mar. 27, 2009. pp. 1-13.
`HP OmniBook 2000/5700 User’s Guide (Windows 95); © Copyright
`Hewlett-Packard Company 1997; pp. 1-68.
`HP OmniBook 5000 User’s Guide; Edition 1; Dated Oct. 1995; pp.
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`HP OmniBook 800 with MMX Technology; PC Magazine, Jan. 7,
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`HP OmniBook Accessories User’s Guide; © Copyright Hewlett
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`SyQuest eZ?yerTM 230MB; 230 MB Portable SCSI Removable Car
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`Copyright 1997 by SyQuest Technology; Index and pp. 1-35.
`US Robotics the Intelligent Choice in Information Access User’s
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`Chapter 8, “ReferenceiKodak Driver for Aldus PhotoStyler Soft
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`Mannes, “Picture This .
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`Rutter, “Digital Still Cameras,” (1996).
`User Guide for SanDisk PC Card ATA FlashDisk Series.
`Weber, “Different Architectures-Each With Advantages, Disadvan
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`Sean Wogstaff: Power Macs get down to better business applications:
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`Galen Gruman; The New Windows; Macworld, Feb. 1995 (pp. 104
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`Business Wire; ConnectiX Announces QuickCam for Windows; $99
`digital camera is ?rst low-cost video input device for Windows users;
`Apr. 24, 1995; Copyright 1995 Business Wire, Inc. (pp. 1-2).
`CanoniPowerShot 600iDigital Photography; English Edition
`2CV 1000 ENG 0796 @ Canon Europa N.V.; 1996.
`ConnectiX for Windows QuickCam User Guide; Sep. 1995.
`QuickCam Read Me; Release 1.0.3; Apr. 19, 1995 (pp. 1-5).
`PR Newswire; Microsoft Announces Video for Windows 1.1e; Sec
`tion: Financial News; Dated: Mar. 1, 1995 (pp. 1-2).
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`California Chapters, ERA; pp. 395-401.
`ProceedingsiIEEE Compcon 97; Feb. 23-26, 1997; Sponsored by
`IEEE Computer Society; Copyright © 1997 by the Institute of Elec
`trical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.: Title: Pippin: Adapting PC
`Technology for the Technophobe.
`Ricoh Camera SoftwareSpeed Images to PC; Dateline: Fremont,
`California, USA: Load-Date: Jul. 7, 1998; Copyright 1997 Post
`Newsweek Business Information Inc.; 5 of 33 Documents
`Newsbytes, Feb. 24, 1997, Monday.
`Ricoh Offers Highest Resolution Digital Camera with Lowest Price
`in its Class; Load Date: Feb. 12, 1997; Copyright 1997iBusiness
`Wire, Inc.; 1 of8 Documents; Feb. 11, 1997, Tuesday.
`Apple’s New Professional Power Macintosh Computers Feature Per
`formance, Design.Innovation, and Aggressive Pricing, New Line
`Includes High-Performance Power PC Processors at 233 MHZ; Load
`Date: Feb. 18, 1997; Copyright © 1997 PR Newswire Association,
`Inc.; 1 of3 Documents; Feb. 17, 1997, Monday.
`Compaq Takes Multimedia to the Max; Launches All New Intel
`MMX Technology-Based Presario PCs; Load-Date: Jan. 9, 1996
`Copyright © 1997iBusiness Wire, Inc.; 16 of 213 Documents; Jan.
`8, 1997, Wednesday; 6 Pages.
`Compaq Lowers U.S. Prices on Popular Presario Home PCs; Load
`Date: Nov. 15, 1996; Copyright© 1996iBusinessWire, Inc.; 3 of 14
`Documents; Nov. 14, 1996.
`Ricoh Digital Camera RDCi2 Operational Manual; pp. 1-84.
`Power Macintosh User’s Guide; Apple C