Patent ID: 9262358
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An ExpressCard adapter comprising: an ExpressCard slot, configured to connect to an ExpressCard; a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) port; a data conversion unit connected to the PCI-E port, wherein the data conversion unit is configured to convert data of USB format to data of PCI-E format, or vice versa; a switch unit connected among the PCI-E slot, the PCI-E port, and the data conversion unit, wherein the switch unit is configured to connect the PCI-E slot with the PCI-E port, or switch the PCI-E slot to connect with the data conversion unit; and a detection unit connected to the PCI-E slot and the switch unit, wherein the detection unit is configured to detect a type of the ExpressCard connected to the PCI-E slot, and control the switch unit to establish connection between the PCI-E slot and the PCI-E port when detecting that the ExpressCard is a type of ExpressCard with a PCI-E port, and control the switch unit to establish connection between the PCI-E slot and the data conversion unit when detecting that the ExpressCard is a type of ExpressCard with a universal serial bus (USB) port.