Patent ID: 7562177

Claim:
A signal protocol assembly adapted to bridge electronic communications across a plurality of communications platforms allowing a plurality of electronic devices to transfer data therebetween, said signal protocol assembly comprising: a microprocessor for receiving data from each of the plurality of electronic devices; a plurality of device ports electrically connected to said microprocessor for selectively connecting a portion of the plurality of electronic devices in electrical communication with said microprocessor; a processor port electrically connected to the microprocessor for bi-directionally transmitting data and for receiving power from a computer; an identification cable directly connecting each of said plurality of device ports to said microprocessor allowing said microprocessor to identify the electronic device and which of the plurality of communications platforms the electronic device employs; a plurality of analog to digital converters wherein each of said plurality of analog to digital converters is electrically connected between a corresponding one of said plurality of ports and said microprocessor; a plurality of digital to analog converters wherein each of said plurality of digital to analog converters is electrically connected between a corresponding one of said plurality of ports and said microprocessor; a plurality of relays wherein each of said plurality of relays is electrically connected to each of said plurality of ports to facilitate push-to-talk features of a portion of the plurality of electronic devices; and a relay controller for controlling said plurality of relays which are used for the plurality of analog to digital converters, the plurality of digital to analog converters and the push-to-talk inputs for the plurality of electronic devices.