Patent ID: 6457647
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
An adaptor, comprising:a first connector adapted to be connected with an external piece of equipment that utilizes a first transmission mode, the first transmission mode being a parallel data transmission mode; a second connector adapted to be connected with a memory medium that utilizes a second transmission mode, the second transmission mode being a serial data transmission mode; storage means for storing first control data for use in converting the transmission mode; conversion means for converting the transmission mode of data to be transmitted between said first connector and said second connector by using the control data stored in said storage means; judgment means for judging a type of second control data, the second control data being stored in the memory medium that is connected to said second connector; and storage control means for causing said storage means to store the second control data by transferring the second control data stored in the memory medium to said storage means, when said judgment means judges that the second control data stored in the memory medium is different from the first control data stored in said storage means.