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TW201020788A
TW201020788A TW97146307A TW97146307A TW201020788A TW 201020788 A TW201020788 A TW 201020788A TW 97146307 A TW97146307 A TW 97146307A TW 97146307 A TW97146307 A TW 97146307A TW 201020788 A TW201020788 A TW 201020788A
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Hsiao-Neng Lin
Yu-Chuan Chang
Chun-Hsien Lin
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The present invention provides an interface transformation device for a computer system, which includes a first interface and a second interface for connecting to the computer system and an external electronic device respectively, a control unit coupled to the first interface and the second interface, for transforming data of the first interface and the second interface according to a driver program, a memory for storing the driver program, and a virtual disc formed in the memory, for storing a first program.

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201020788 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明/ί系關於-觀於-電腦系統之介面轉換裝置,尤指一種 可省去附辆狀成本,贿簡壞辆4及辆機之機率,大 大提升便利性及攜帶性之介面轉換裳置。 【先前技術】 ❹ 在電麻齡,外接錢子裝置,如觸、誠卡、視訊攝影 機等’可用來舰f腦祕_存容量或㈣體祕等。一般而 吕,攻類外接式電子裝置係透過—外接或喊式的介面轉換裝置 與電腦系統連接’從而與電腦系統進行資料交換或訊號傳遞。為 了正確啟動外接式電子裝置並確保職之介面轉換裝置可正常運 作’相關電子產品都會社光制,内容4電子產品之使用說 明書、驅動程式以及其應職體等。使用者絲行安裝其驅動程 珍式或剌健於電腦上,方能讀取或操賴電子產品内之資料。 然而,當使用者欲於其它電腦系統讀取電子產品内之資料時,必 需將光碟片再次安褒於電腦系統,此種方式不僅容易損壞光碟片 以及光碟機,歸用者糾時攜帶該電子產品之光制以供他台 電腦系統安賴轉取㈣,_造紐用者的不便。 再者現7筆5己型電腦為了輕薄,大多不再内建光碟機,使得 電子產印之光碟片無法直接安裝於電腦更造成了電子產品的 料讀取困難,且降低了使用時的便利性。 201020788 【發明内容】 因此’本發明之主要目的即在於提供一種用於一電腦系統之介 面轉換裝置。 本發明係揭露-種用於—電腦系統之介面轉換裝置,其包含有 -第-介Φ ’用來嵌合_電腦祕;—第二介面,用來嵌合於 〇 耕接式電子裝置;—控鮮元,雛於該第—介面及該第二介 面用來根據一驅動程式,轉換該第一介面與該第二介面之資料; 德體’用_存該驅動程式;以及—虛擬光碟,形成於該記 憶體中,用來儲存一第一程式。 【實施方式】 明參考第1圖,第1圖為本發明實施例一介面轉換裝置1〇之 示思圖。介面轉換裝置10用以轉換一電腦系統1〇〇與一外接式電 〇 子襄置102之資料,其包含-第-介面綱、一第二介面1〇6、一 控制單it 108以及-記憶體UG。第—介面1G4时嵌合於電腦系 統100,而第二介面106肖來嵌合於外接式電子裝置1〇2。控制單 疋刚減於第-介面104及第二介面1〇6,用來根據儲存於記憶 體110之一驅動程式112’控制第一介面104與第二介面1〇6之資 料傳輸。此外,在記憶體110中,更劃分出一虛擬光碟114,用來 儲存一第一程式116。 7 201020788 簡單來說,在介面轉換裝置10中,記憶體110除了儲存驅動 程式112外,另劃分出虛擬光碟114,用來儲存第一程式116,如 對應於外接式電子装置1〇2之使肖綱書、驅絲式或應用軟體 等。在此情形下,當使用者欲於其它電腦系統使用外接式電子裝 置102時,由於介面轉換裝置1〇中已儲存有對應於外接式電子裝 置102之驅動程式(即虛擬光碟114中之第一程式116),因此, 使財不需透過辆4絲,可省去附綱片之成本,並降低損 ❹壞光碟片及光碟機之機率,大大提升便利性及攜帶性。其中,需 特別注意的是,驅動程式112係用來驅動控制單元1〇8以轉換第 一介面104與第二介面1〇6之資料,而第一程式116則可以是提 供給電腦系統100之驅動程式或應用軟體等,用以驅動介面轉換 裝置10或外接式電子裝置102正常運作。 因此,藉由虛擬光碟114,本發明可將外接式電子裝置1〇2或 ❹介面轉換裝置1〇之使用說明書、驅動程式及相關應用軟體等,儲 存為第一程式116,因而可省去附加光碟片之成本並增加其攜帶 性。進一步地,可於虛擬光碟114中設定一自動執行檔(如 WoruiUnf或setup.exe),使電腦系統1〇〇可自動執行虛擬光碟ιΐ4 所儲存之第一程式116。在此情形下,當電腦系統1〇〇與外接式電 子裝置102分別經由第一介面1〇4及第二介面1〇6連接至介面轉 換裝置10時,電腦系統1〇〇可根據虛擬光碟114中的第一程式 116,驅動介面轉換裝置1〇或外接式電子裝置1〇2正常運作使 得介面轉換裝置10可轉換或交換電腦系統1〇〇與外接式電子裝置 201020788 * 102之資料。 特別注意的是,第1圖所示為介面轉換装置1〇之實施例示意 圖本領域具通常知識者當可據以做不同之變化,而不限於此。 舉例來說,外接式電子裝置102可為一儲存裝置(如硬碟或記憶 卡)、一多媒體裝置(如手機)或一視訊擷取裝置(如相機或網路 攝影機)等’且不限於此。第一介面1〇4及第二介面1〇6可為常 〇 見之連接介面,如USB、正ΕΕ 1394、SATA、ESATA或IDE等介 面。 如前所述,為了正確啟動外接式電子裝置並確保對應之介面轉 換裝置可正常運作,習知技術係將相關電子產品的驅動程式儲存 於光碟片中,造成使用者更換電腦系統時,必需重新讀取光碟片 的資料’除了可能損壞光碟片以及規機外,另造成使用者的極 ❹大不便。相較之下,在本發明中,介面轉換裝置1〇或外接式電子 裝置102的驅動程式係儲存於虛擬光碟114中, 2電腦系_繼電繼丨叫瓣繼 安裝,因而可省去附光碟片之成本,並降低損壞光碟片及光碟機 之機率,大大提升便利性及攜帶性。 紅上所述,本發明係於介面轉換裝置之記憶體中另劃分出一虛 擬光碟,用以儲存使用說明書、驅動程式或應用軟體等,使得使 用者不需透過光則安裝’因而可省去附光翻之成本,並降低 9 201020788 損壞光碟片及光碟機之機率,大大提升便利性及攜帶性。 以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例,凡依本發明申請專利範 圍所做之鱗變化絲飾,皆應屬本發明之涵蓋範圍。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖為本發明實施例一介面轉換裝置之示弋 【主要元件符號說明】 10 介面轉換裝置 104 第一介面 106 第二介面 108 控制單元 110 記憶體 112 驅動程式 114 虛擬光碟 116 第一程式 100 電腦系統 102 外接式電子裝置201020788 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to an interface conversion device of a computer system, in particular, a device that can eliminate the cost of attaching a vehicle, and a bribe of a bad vehicle 4 and a vehicle. Probability, greatly improving the convenience and portability of the interface conversion. [Prior Art] ❹ At the age of electricity, the external money device, such as touch, honest card, video camera, etc. can be used for the ship's brain secret _ storage capacity or (four) body secrets. In general, Lu, the external electronic device is connected to the computer system through an external or shunt interface conversion device to exchange data or transmit signals with the computer system. In order to properly activate the external electronic device and ensure that the interface conversion device can operate normally, the related electronic products will be produced by the company, the content 4 electronic product use instructions, drivers and their application. The user can install or operate the information in the electronic product by installing the driver or the computer on the computer. However, when the user wants to read the data in the electronic product from other computer systems, it is necessary to mount the optical disc on the computer system again. This method not only easily damages the optical disc and the optical disc drive, but also the user carries the electronic device when correcting the time. The light system of the product is used for the computer system of his computer to transfer to (4), _ the inconvenience of the new user. In addition, in order to be thin and light, most of the 7-type 5-type computers are no longer built-in CD-ROM machines, so that the electronically-produced optical discs cannot be directly installed on the computer, which makes the reading of electronic materials difficult, and reduces the convenience during use. Sex. 201020788 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a medium conversion device for a computer system. The present invention discloses an interface conversion device for a computer system, comprising: a -first Φ 'for chimeric _ computer secret; a second interface for fitting into a stalking splicing electronic device; - control the fresh element, the first interface and the second interface are used to convert the data of the first interface and the second interface according to a driver; the body uses the driver; and the virtual disk Formed in the memory for storing a first program. [Embodiment] Referring to Figure 1, Figure 1 is a schematic view of an interface conversion device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The interface conversion device 10 is configured to convert data of a computer system 1 and an external power device 102, including a - interface layer, a second interface 1 , 6 , a control unit it 108 , and a memory Body UG. The first interface 1G4 is fitted to the computer system 100, and the second interface 106 is fitted to the external electronic device 1〇2. The control unit 疋 is just reduced to the first interface 104 and the second interface 〇6 for controlling the data transmission of the first interface 104 and the second interface 〇6 according to a driver 112' stored in the memory 110. In addition, in the memory 110, a virtual optical disk 114 is further divided for storing a first program 116. 7 201020788 In short, in the interface conversion device 10, in addition to the storage driver 112, the memory 110 further defines a virtual optical disk 114 for storing the first program 116, such as corresponding to the external electronic device 1〇2. Xiao Gangshu, drive wire or application software. In this case, when the user wants to use the external electronic device 102 in other computer systems, since the interface conversion device 1 has stored the driver corresponding to the external electronic device 102 (ie, the first of the virtual optical disks 114) Program 116), therefore, does not need to pass through the 4 wires, which can save the cost of the attached film and reduce the chance of damaging the bad optical disc and the optical disk drive, greatly improving convenience and portability. It should be noted that the driver 112 is used to drive the control unit 〇8 to convert the data of the first interface 104 and the second interface 〇6, and the first program 116 can be provided to the computer system 100. A driver or application software or the like is used to drive the interface conversion device 10 or the external electronic device 102 to operate normally. Therefore, with the virtual optical disk 114, the present invention can store the instruction manual, the driver, and the related application software of the external electronic device 1 or the interface device 1 as the first program 116, thereby eliminating the need for additional The cost of a disc and its portability. Further, an automatic execution file (such as WoruiUnf or setup.exe) can be set in the virtual optical disk 114, so that the computer system 1 can automatically execute the first program 116 stored in the virtual optical disk. In this case, when the computer system 1 and the external electronic device 102 are connected to the interface conversion device 10 via the first interface 1〇4 and the second interface 1〇6, respectively, the computer system 1 can be based on the virtual optical disk 114. The first program 116, the driving interface conversion device 1 or the external electronic device 1〇2 operates normally, so that the interface conversion device 10 can convert or exchange the data of the computer system 1 and the external electronic device 201020788*102. It is to be noted that Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the interface switching device 1A, and the person having ordinary knowledge in the art can make various changes, and is not limited thereto. For example, the external electronic device 102 can be a storage device (such as a hard disk or a memory card), a multimedia device (such as a mobile phone), or a video capture device (such as a camera or a network camera), etc., and is not limited thereto. . The first interface 1〇4 and the second interface 1〇6 can be commonly used as connection interfaces such as USB, 1394, SATA, ESATA or IDE. As mentioned above, in order to properly activate the external electronic device and ensure that the corresponding interface conversion device can operate normally, the conventional technology stores the driver of the related electronic product in the optical disk, so that the user must re-replace the computer system. Reading the information of the optical discs, in addition to possibly damaging the optical discs and the rules, also causes great inconvenience to the user. In the present invention, the driver of the interface switching device 1 or the external electronic device 102 is stored in the virtual optical disk 114, and the computer system is relayed after the squeaking of the squeaking valve, thereby eliminating the need for attachment. The cost of the optical disc, and reduce the chance of damage to the optical disc and the optical disc drive, greatly improving convenience and portability. According to the invention, the present invention further defines a virtual optical disc in the memory of the interface conversion device for storing the instruction manual, the driver or the application software, etc., so that the user can install without the need to transmit light, thereby eliminating the need for attachment. The cost of light turning over and reducing the probability of damage to optical discs and optical discs in 201020788, greatly improving convenience and portability. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all the scale-changing silk ornaments made according to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an interface conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 10 interface conversion device 104 first interface 106 second interface 108 control unit 110 memory 112 driver 114 virtual Optical disc 116 first program 100 computer system 102 external electronic device

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201020788 十、申請專利範圍·· 1. 一種用於一電腦系統之介面轉換裝置,其包含: 一第一介面’用來嵌合於該電腦系統; 一第二介面,用來嵌合於一外接式電子裝置; 一控制單元,_於該第-介面及該第二介面,料根據一驅 動程式,轉換該第一介面與該第二介面之資料; 一記憶體,用來儲存該驅動程式;以及 ❹ 一虛擬光碟,形成於該記憶體中,用來儲存一第一程弋。 USB 3·如請求項1所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該第二介 IEEE 1394、IDE、SATA 或 ESATA 等介面之一。、‘、 ❹ 4.1所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該控制單元係於 電腦Γ且該第二介面嵌合於該外接式電子裝 置時’自動執行祕擬光碟所儲存之該第一程式。 I 所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該外接式電子裝置係- 其中該儲存裳置係一 硬碟。 6.如請求項5所述之介面轉換褒置, 11 201020788 記憶 =青求項5所述之介_純置,射贿存裝置係 卡。 接式電子裝置係一 8.如請求項1所述之介面轉換裴置,其中該外 多媒體裝置。 Λ 9. 如請求項8所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該 榻取裝置。 、 體褒置係·一視訊 程式係對應於該 10.如請求項丨所述之介面轉換装置,其中該第 外接式電子裝置之一驅動程式。 對應於該 11,如請求項1所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該第一程式係 外接式電子裝置之一應用軟體。 ” 12·如請求項i所述之介面轉換裝置,其中該虛擬光碟另用 對應於該外接式電子裝置之一使用說明書。 子 十一、圓式·· 12201020788 X. Patent Application Scope 1. An interface conversion device for a computer system, comprising: a first interface 'for fitting into the computer system; a second interface for fitting to an external connection a control unit, wherein the first interface and the second interface convert the data of the first interface and the second interface according to a driving program; a memory for storing the driver; And a virtual optical disc is formed in the memory for storing a first pass. USB 3. The interface conversion device of claim 1, wherein the second interface is one of an IEEE 1394, IDE, SATA or ESATA interface. The interface conversion device of the above, wherein the control unit is in the computer and the second interface is embedded in the external electronic device, the first program stored in the secret optical disk is automatically executed. The interface conversion device of claim 1, wherein the external electronic device is a hard disk. 6. According to the interface conversion device described in claim 5, 11 201020788 Memory = Qing Qiu 5 described in the pure _ pure, the bribe device. An interface electronic device is the interface conversion device of claim 1, wherein the external multimedia device. 9. The interface conversion device of claim 8, wherein the device is in the form of a device. The system of the present invention is the interface conversion device of the present invention, wherein the one of the external electronic devices is a driver. The interface conversion device of claim 1, wherein the first program is an application software of one of the external electronic devices. 12. The interface conversion device of claim i, wherein the virtual optical disk is additionally used in accordance with an instruction manual of the external electronic device. Sub XI, round type·12
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