Patent ID: 7051149

Claim:
A method for transceiving between a peripheral device with a non-USB interface and a computer with a USB interface by using an adapter, the peripheral device being coupled to a computer through the adapter, the adapter providing adaptation to the USB interface for the non-USB interface, the method comprising the following steps of: sending a control command to the peripheral device by the adapter; when the peripheral device has a data bank, sending a capability report of the peripheral device from the data bank of the peripheral device in response to the control command; receiving the capability report of the peripheral device by the adapter; and converting the capability report of the peripheral device according to a message stored in a message data bank of the adaptor into a capability report compatible with the USB interface; when the peripheral device has no data bank, generating a standard capability report by the adaptor; and sending the capability report compatible with the USB interface or the standard capability report to the computer by the adapter.