Patent Document ID: 20050278086
Application ID: 10865932
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A model train controller interface device, comprising: a housing; at least one first command data port mounted in the housing adapted for being in electrical communication with a first command base; a second command data port mounted in the housing adapted for being in electrical communication with a second command base; a controller data port mounted in the housing adapted for being in electrical communication with at least one device controller; and a printed circuit board disposed within said housing electrically connected to the plurality of data ports, the circuit board having an interface electronic circuit mounted thereon, the circuit including a microcontroller with onboard memory, and computer readable program code stored in the memory, the code including means for converting, combining, and transmitting a first and second command signals received from a first model train command base in at least one protocol to a third control signal in a protocol determined by the second command base, and means for receiving a fourth command signal from the second base and transmitting the fourth command signal to at least one device controller.