When code information is sent from a companion computer system that uses a specific code scheme to a host computer system that uses a code scheme different from the specific code scheme, this code information is input to the input unit of the host computer system. A distribution unit distributes this...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6016396?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6016396 - Parallel code conversion processing method and parallel code conversion processing system
