Patent ID: 6131125
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A protocol translation cable assembly comprising:a first connector having a first plurality of pins;a second connector having a second plurality of pins;an electrical cable coupling said first connector to said second connector, said electrical cable including a plurality of conductors; andtranslation circuitry coupled to at least some of said plurality of conductors of said electrical cable at points between ends of said first plurality of pins of said first connector and ends of said second plurality of pins of said second connector, said translation circuitry deriving its power from said electrical cable, said translation circuitry including a first protocol processor communicating with said first connector and a second protocol processor communicating with said second connector, said first protocol processor and said second protocol processor being coupled together for mutual communication, such that said first protocol processor is capable of communicating with a first apparatus via said first connector with said first protocol and such that said second protocol processor is capable of communicating with a second apparatus via said second connector with said second protocol;wherein each of said first and said second protocol is selected from the group consisting of a USB, an Ethernet, a Fire wire, a SCSI, a modem, a wireless, a video, a printer, and a serial protocols.