CN103678225A - Interface adapter and interface switching method - Google Patents

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CN103678225A
CN103678225A CN201210356023.7A CN201210356023A CN103678225A CN 103678225 A CN103678225 A CN 103678225A CN 201210356023 A CN201210356023 A CN 201210356023A CN 103678225 A CN103678225 A CN 103678225A
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高云鹏
陈君玮
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The invention discloses an interface adapter and an interface switching method. The interface adapter comprises a main body, a network interface and a card interface; the network interface is arranged on the main body and used for connecting a cable network and receiving network signals from the cable network; the card interface is arranged on the main body, electrically connected with the network interface and used for connecting a card reading slot of a host and transmitting the network signals to the host through the card reading slot so as to enable the host to transmit the network signals to a network controller of the host through the adapter. According to the interface adapter, the existing specification configuration of a portable computer is utilized and accordingly the connection between the portable computer and the cable network is achieved and meanwhile the low hardware cost is maintained.

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Interface adapter and interface forwarding method thereof
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of interface convertor and interface forwarding method thereof, and interface convertor of the present invention and interface forwarding method thereof are in order to carry out the transmission of network data via draw-in groove (card slot).
Background technology
The gauge of current many portable computers moves closer to, even lower than the joint dimension of standard cable network RJ45, be difficult to implant the interface of RJ45, take frivolous is main portable computer, cannot directly by network interface own, carry out the access of cable network.
For solving foregoing problems, must design an interface convertor and interface forwarding method, make it cable network can be connected to portable computer, more can be applicable to the specification of existing portable computer to reduce costs.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of interface convertor and interface forwarding method thereof, in order to receive the network signal of cable network, and by the existing memory card slot of portable computer, complete the transmission of network data.
For completing aforementioned object, the invention provides a kind of interface adapter, comprise network interface and card interface.Network interface is in order to link cable network, and receives network signal from cable network.Card interface is electrically connected network interface, in order to link the card reading slot of main frame, and by card reading slot, network signal is sent to main frame, in order to do main frame, by breakout box, network signal is transferred to the network controller of main frame.
For completing aforementioned object, the present invention separately provides a kind of interface forwarding method, comprises the following step: make the network interface that is arranged at main body be linked to cable network; Make network interface receive network signal from cable network; Make to be arranged at main body and be linked to the card reading slot of main frame with the card interface that network interface is electrically connected; Make card interface by card reading slot, network signal is sent to main frame; And, make main frame pass through breakout box, network signal is transferred to the network controller of main frame.
By above-mentioned disclosed technical characterictic, interface convertor of the present invention has utilized the configuration of the existing specification of portable computer, completes being connected between portable computer and cable network, has kept low hardware cost simultaneously.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the interface convertor of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the interface convertor of second embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the interface conversion method of the third embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
1,2: interface adapter
11: main body
13,13 ': network interface
15,15 ': card interface
6: main frame
61: card reading slot
63: breakout box
65: network controller
7: cable network
Embodiment
Below will explain content of the present invention by embodiment.Yet embodiments of the invention not need can be implemented in any environment, application or mode as described embodiments in order to limit the present invention.Therefore, about the explanation of embodiment, be only explaination object of the present invention, but not in order to direct restriction the present invention.Need expositor, in following examples and diagram, omitted and do not illustrated with the non-directly related element of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1, the schematic diagram of its interface convertor 1 that is first embodiment of the invention.Interface convertor 1 comprises a main body 11, a network interface 13 and a card interface 15.Wherein, network interface 13 and card interface 15 are all arranged in main body 11, and card interface 15 is electrically connected network interface 11, and card interface 15 can receive electrical signals by automatic network interface 11.
When user need to utilize main frame 6 access network resource, user just can insert the card interface of interface convertor 1 15 card reading slot 61 of main frame 6, in addition, network interface 13 is connected to a cable network 7, make network interface 13 receive network signal from cable network 3, the network signal that interface convertor 1 can receive automatic network interface 13, is sent to main frame 6 by card interface 15.Main frame 6 can transfer to a network controller 65 by network signal by being connected to a breakout box 63 of card reading slot 61, in order to do main frame 6 according to network signal access network resource.
Please refer to Fig. 2, the schematic diagram of its interface convertor 2 that is second embodiment of the invention.The person of should be specified, similar to hardware configuration and the network connection environment of the first embodiment in the second embodiment, so identical element and the function thereof of its symbol will repeat no more.
Wherein, the difference of the second embodiment and the first embodiment is, in the second embodiment, the network interface 13 ' of interface convertor 2 more comprises a plurality of the first pins 131, card interface 15 ' more comprises a plurality of the second pins 151, and network interface 13 ' and card interface 15 ' are by the first pin 131 and the second pin 151 electrically connects, network interface 13 ' can be sent to network signal card interface 15 ', and card interface 15 ' can be sent to main frame 6 by network signal by the second pin 151.
For example, network interface can be the RJ-45 network joint of tool extended line, and it can be connected to network by having the network equipment of RJ-45 network interface.In addition, network interface also can be RJ-45 network interface, by meeting the grid line of RJ-45 specification, simultaneously interconnection network interface and the network equipment with RJ-45 network interface, make network interface equally can with network connectivity.
Moreover, card interface can be and meets safety digital storage card (Secure Digital Memory Card, SD Card), memory stick card (Memory Stick Card, MS Card), the specification of most advanced and sophisticated digitized video card (ExtremeDigital-Picture Card, xD Card) one connecting interface wherein.Further, because the size of aforementioned card and slot thereof is all thinner, therefore, on the market with the frivolous portable computer that is shaped to design main shaft, mostly still can configure the slot of aforementioned card, so that user carries out the access of data at present.
Of the present invention 1 the 3rd embodiment is an interface forwarding method, and its process flow diagram please refer to Fig. 3.The method of the 3rd embodiment can be used for an interface adapter (for example interface adapter 1,2 of previous embodiment) and a main frame.This interface adapter has a main body, is arranged at a network interface and a card interface of this main body.This network interface is electrically connected this card interface.The detailed step of the 3rd embodiment is as described below.
Execution step 301, makes this network interface that is arranged at this main body be linked to a cable network.Then, execution step 302, makes this network interface receive a network signal from this cable network.Execution step 303, makes to be arranged at this main body and is linked to a card reading slot of this main frame with this card interface that this network interface is electrically connected.Execution step 304, makes this card interface by this card reading slot, and this network signal is sent to this main frame.Finally, execution step 305, makes this main frame by a breakout box, this network signal is transferred to a network controller of this main frame.
Similarly, while being applied to additive method enforcement aspect, this network interface of this interface convertor of the 3rd embodiment more can comprise a plurality of the first pins, and this card interface more can comprise a plurality of the second pins.This network interface and this card interface are by described a plurality of the first pins and described a plurality of the second pin electrically connect, this network interface can be sent to this network signal this card interface, and this card interface can be sent to this main frame by this network signal by described a plurality of the second pins.
In addition, similarly, this network interface of the 3rd embodiment can be the network joint of tool extended line, and it can be connected to network by having the network equipment of RJ-45 network interface.In addition, this network interface also can be RJ-45 network interface, by meeting the grid line of RJ-45 specification, the network equipment that connects this network interface simultaneously and there is RJ-45 network interface, make this network interface equally can with network connectivity.
Moreover, the card interface of the 3rd embodiment also can be and meets safety digital storage card (Secure Digital Memory Card, SD Card), memory stick card (Memory Stick Card, MS Card), one of them the specification of connecting interface of most advanced and sophisticated digitized video card (Extreme Digital-Picture Card, xD Card).
Accordingly, when the card slot of portable computer transfers to network control card by breakout box by signal simultaneously, interface convertor of the present invention just can be by meeting the card interface of aforementioned card format, successfully the received network signal of network interface is sent to the network control card of portable computer, makes portable computer carry out the access of Internet resources.
In sum, interface adapter of the present invention is got under frivolous prerequisite in the size of considering portable computer, directly utilized the existing specification configuration of portable computer, complete with cable network between be connected, thus, can keep low hardware cost, and carry out the line of cable network simultaneously.
Only above-described embodiment is only illustrative enforcement aspect of the present invention, and explains technical characterictic of the present invention, is not used for limiting protection category of the present invention.Any personage who is familiar with this skill can unlabored change or the arrangement of isotropism all belong to the scope that the present invention advocates, the scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with claim.

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1. an interface adapter, comprises:
One main body;
One network interface, is arranged at this main body, and in order to link a cable network, and this cable network receives a network signal certainly;
One card interface, be arranged at this main body and be electrically connected this network interface, in order to link a card reading slot of a main frame, and by this card reading slot, this network signal is sent to this main frame, this main frame, by a breakout box, transfers to this network signal one network controller of this main frame.
2. interface adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this network interface comprises a plurality of the first pins, this card interface comprises a plurality of the second pins, this network interface and this card interface are by described a plurality of the first pins and described a plurality of the second pin electrically connect, and this card interface is sent to this main frame by this second pin by this network signal.
3. interface adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this network interface is RJ-45 connector.
4. interface adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this network interface is RJ-45 interface.
5. interface adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this card interface meets one of them the specification of connecting interface of safety digital storage card, memory stick card, most advanced and sophisticated digitized video card.
6. an interface forwarding method, comprises:
Make a network interface that is arranged at a main body be linked to a cable network;
Make this network interface receive a network signal from this cable network;
Make to be arranged at this main body and be linked to a card reading slot of a main frame with the card interface that this network interface is electrically connected;
Make this card interface by this card reading slot, this network signal is sent to this main frame;
Make this main frame by a breakout box, this network signal is transferred to a network controller of this main frame.
7. interface forwarding method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, this network interface comprises a plurality of the first pins, this card interface comprises a plurality of the second pins, this network interface and this card interface are by described a plurality of the first pins and described a plurality of the second pin electrically connect, and this card interface is sent to this main frame by this second pin by this network signal.
8. interface forwarding method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, this network interface is RJ-45 connector.
9. interface forwarding method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, this network interface is RJ-45 interface.
10. interface forwarding method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, this card interface meets one of them the specification of connecting interface of safety digital storage card, memory stick card, most advanced and sophisticated digitized video card.
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