Patent attributes
A multi-interface conversion device includes a USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit, an IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit, an IDE switching unit, and a switching logic unit. The USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit provides USB to IDE bridging and conversion. The IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit provides IDE to SATA interface conversion or IDE to eSATA interface conversion or SATA to eSATA interface conversion. The IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit is connected to the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit to transmit USB-to-IDE converted data to the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit to provide conversion between USB interface and SATA. The IDE switching unit is connected to the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit and the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit for switching the output IDE interface and signal between the USB-to-IDE interface bridging unit and the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit. The switching logic unit is connected to the IDE switching unit and the IDE-to-SATA interface bridging unit to control the switching the conversion among all interfaces.