Patent ID: 7600069

Claim:
A multi-interface conversion device, comprising: a USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit adapted to connect to a USB interfaced device, and providing bi-directional switching and conversion connection between USB interface and IDE interface; an IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit connected to the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit and adapted to connect to an SATA or eSATA interfaced device to selectively provide switching and conversion connection between USB and SATA interfaces, between SATA and eSATA interfaces, and selectively providing switching and conversion connection between IDE interface and SATA interface and between IDE interface and eSATA interface, the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit comprising: an SATA controller connected to the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit to provide control over data conversion connection between the IDE interface and SATA or eSATA interface; an SATA physical logic unit connected to the SATA controller and supporting 3.0 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps physical data transmission and receiving of SATA or eSATA interface; a serializer/de-serializer (SERDES) connected to the SATA physical logic unit and having functions of PLL and data transmission/receiving for conversion of parallel data into serial data in a process of data transmission, and conversion of serial data into parallel data in a process of data receiving; and an interface switch connected to the SERDES and connectable to an SATA interfaced device and an eSATA interfaced host to selectively provide connection and switching between IDE interface and SATA interface, and between IDE interface and eSATA interface, and between SATA interface and eSATA interface; an IDE switching unit connected to the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit, the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit, and an IDE interfaced device, to selectively provide switching and conversion connection between USB interface and IDE interface, between SATA interface and IDE interface, and between eSATA interface and IDE interface; and a switching logic unit connected to the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit and the IDE switching unit to control selection of switching and conversion connection between USB interface and IDE interface, between USB interface and SATA interface, between IDE interface and SATA interface, between IDE interface and eSATA interface, and between SATA interface and eSATA interface.