Patent ID: 7380705
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An interface controller for interfacing a data acquisition device to at least one host device via at least one interface of a plurality of interfaces, the interface controller comprising: a microcomputer for receiving data acquired by the data acquisition device and outputting a host device type signal; and an interface circuitry in operative communication with the microcomputer for receiving the host device type signal and the acquired data, selecting the at least one interface from the plurality of interfaces in accordance with the host device type signal, and transmitting the acquired data to the at least one host device in accordance with at least one format corresponding to said at least one selected interface, wherein the plurality of interfaces includes a USB interface, and at least two interfaces of the plurality of interfaces are provided on one circuit board; wherein the microcomputer includes flash memory storing programmable instructions for enabling configuration of the interface circuitry.