JP2006164081A - Wireless usb adapter and wireless usb network system - Google Patents

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JP2006164081A
JP2006164081A JP2004357408A JP2004357408A JP2006164081A JP 2006164081 A JP2006164081 A JP 2006164081A JP 2004357408 A JP2004357408 A JP 2004357408A JP 2004357408 A JP2004357408 A JP 2004357408A JP 2006164081 A JP2006164081 A JP 2006164081A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless USB adapter that adapts USB-compatible devices, such as an existing USB device connectable to a personal computer by a USB cable, and a personal computer, for a function of data transfer by wireless USB, and a wireless USB network system using the wireless USB adapter. <P>SOLUTION: Wireless USB adapters 6, 9 and 14 each comprise a USB connector 7, 16 or USB port 10, and comprise a USB interface, a signal converter and a wireless USB transmitter/receiver. The wireless USB adapter 6 is connected to a USB port 2 of a personal computer 1 via the USB connector, the wireless USB adapter 14 is connected to a personal computer 12 via the USB connector, and a USB connector 5 is connected to the USB port 10 of the wireless USB adapter 9 to connect a USB device 3 to the wireless USB adapter 9. The personal computers 1 and 12 and the USB device 3 establish data transfer by wireless USB. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、パソコンとＵＳＢデバイス間等のＵＳＢ対応機器間を無線ＵＳＢによるデータ転送を行うためのアダプタとその無線ＵＳＢアダプタを用いた無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステムに関するものである。   The present invention relates to an adapter for transferring data by wireless USB between a USB compatible device such as a personal computer and a USB device, and a wireless USB network system using the wireless USB adapter.

従来、既存のＵＳＢデバイス（ＨＤＤ，ＭＯＤ，ＣＤＤ，ＤＶＤＤ，ＦＤＤ，Ｃａｒｄ Ｒｅａｄｅｒ等）は、図１に示すようにＵＳＢデバイス３をＵＳＢケーブル４のＵＳＢコネクタ５をパソコン１のＵＳＢポート２に接続して使用される。またＵＳＢデバイス３は最大１２７台をＵＳＢケーブルでパソコン１に繋ぐことができるが、実際に繋ぐとなるとＵＳＢケーブルの取り扱いが煩雑となるばかりでなく、離れた部屋にあるＵＳＢデバイスをパソコンに繋ぐとなると甚だ困難であった。   Conventionally, existing USB devices (HDD, MOD, CDD, DVDD, FDD, Card Reader, etc.) connect the USB device 3 to the USB connector 5 of the USB cable 4 to the USB port 2 of the personal computer 1 as shown in FIG. Used. In addition, a maximum of 127 USB devices 3 can be connected to the personal computer 1 with a USB cable. However, when actually connected, not only is the handling of the USB cable complicated, but a USB device in a remote room is connected to the personal computer. It was very difficult.

また複数のパソコンでこれらのＵＳＢデバイスを使用する際には、ＵＳＢデバイスを使用するパソコンのある場所までいちいち持って行き、ＵＳＢケーブルを繋ぎ直さなければならなかった。
実用新案登録第３０９２６３４号公報 In addition, when using these USB devices on a plurality of personal computers, it was necessary to bring them to a place where the personal computer using the USB devices was located and reconnect the USB cable.
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そこで本発明は、ＵＳＢケーブルでパソコンに接続する既存のＵＳＢデバイスやパソコン等のＵＳＢ対応機器を無線ＵＳＢによるデータ転送する機能を有するものに変換する無線ＵＳＢアダプタと、このアダプタを用いた無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステムを提供することを課題とするものである。   Accordingly, the present invention provides a wireless USB adapter that converts an existing USB device connected to a personal computer with a USB cable or a USB compatible device such as a personal computer into a device having a function of transferring data by wireless USB, and a wireless USB network using the adapter. It is an object to provide a system.

本発明は上記の課題を解決するためになされたもので、第１の発明はＵＳＢコネクタまたは／およびＵＳＢポートを備えたＵＳＢインターフェースと信号変換装置と無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置を設けたことを特徴とする無線ＵＳＢアダプタである。   The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the first invention is characterized in that a USB interface having a USB connector or / and a USB port, a signal converter, and a wireless USB transceiver are provided. It is a wireless USB adapter.

第２の発明は、上記第１の発明にかかる無線ＵＳＢアダプタを各ＵＳＢ対応機器に接続し、前記ＵＳＢ対応機器間のデータ転送を行うことを特徴とする無線ネットワークシステムである。   A second invention is a wireless network system in which the wireless USB adapter according to the first invention is connected to each USB compatible device and data is transferred between the USB compatible devices.

第１の発明にかかる無線ＵＳＢアダプタを、従来、コネクタを介して既存のパソコンと繋いでいたＵＳＢデバイスとパソコンに取付けることにより、既存のパソコンとＵＳＢデバイス間のデータ転送を無線ＵＳＢによるデータ転送を可能にし、既存の設備を有効利用できる。またＵＳＢデバイスを複数のパソコンで共有して使用することもでき、ＵＳＢケーブルによるＵＳＢデバイスの配置に煩わされることがなく、パソコンとＵＳＢデバイスが離れた場所にある場合でも支障なくＵＳＢデバイスを使用することができる。   By attaching the wireless USB adapter according to the first invention to a USB device and a personal computer that have been connected to an existing personal computer through a connector, data transfer between the existing personal computer and the USB device can be performed by wireless USB. Enabling existing facilities to be used effectively. Also, USB devices can be shared and used by multiple PCs, so there is no need to worry about the location of USB devices using USB cables, and USB devices can be used without any problems even when the PC and USB devices are in a remote location. be able to.

従って複数のＵＳＢ対応機器にそれぞれ第１の発明にかかる無線ＵＳＢアダプタを接続することにより、離れた場所にあるＵＳＢ対応機器について無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステムを構築することができ、データ転送に無線ＵＳＢを使用することでパソコンとＵＳＢデバイス間を４８０Ｍｂｐｓの短距離高速伝送を実現できる。   Therefore, by connecting the wireless USB adapter according to the first invention to each of a plurality of USB compatible devices, it is possible to construct a wireless USB network system for USB compatible devices in remote locations, and use wireless USB for data transfer By doing so, it is possible to realize short-distance high-speed transmission of 480 Mbps between the personal computer and the USB device.

図２は、２台のパソコンと１台のＵＳＢデバイスとで無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステムを構築する場合に本発明を適用した場合の一実施例を示す概略説明図で、１，１２はパソコン、３はＵＳＢデバイス、４，１５はＵＳＢケーブル、５，７，１６はＵＳＢコネクタ、２，１０，１３はＵＳＢポート、６，９，１４は無線ＵＳＢアダプタ、８，１１，１７はアンテナである。   FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied when a wireless USB network system is constructed with two personal computers and one USB device. USB devices, 4 and 15 are USB cables, 5, 7 and 16 are USB connectors, 2, 10 and 13 are USB ports, 6, 9 and 14 are wireless USB adapters, and 8, 11 and 17 are antennas.

パソコン１，１２とＵＳＢデバイス３との無線ＵＳＢよるデータ転送は、無線ＵＳＢアダプタ６をそのＵＳＢコネクタ７をパソコン１のＵＳＢポート２に接続して連繋し、ＵＳＢデバイス３にはそのＵＳＢコネクタ５を無線ＵＳＢアダプタ９のＵＳＢポート１０に接続して連繋し、パソコン１２については、そのＵＳＢポート１３に無線ＵＳＢアダプタ１４のＵＳＢコネクタ１６を接続して連繋し、パソコン１又は１２とＵＳＢデバイス３間のデータ転送を行う。   For wireless data transfer between the personal computers 1 and 12 and the USB device 3, the wireless USB adapter 6 is connected to the USB port 7 of the personal computer 1 by connecting the wireless USB adapter 6 to the USB device 3, and the USB connector 5 is connected to the USB device 3. The USB port 10 of the wireless USB adapter 9 is connected and connected, and the personal computer 12 is connected to the USB port 13 by connecting the USB connector 16 of the wireless USB adapter 14 and connected between the personal computer 1 or 12 and the USB device 3. Perform data transfer.

図３は無線ＵＳＢアダプタ６の回路構成を示すブロック図で、１８はＵＳＢコネクタ７を設けたＵＳＢインターフェース、１９は信号変換装置、２０は無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置で、信号変換装置１９はＵＳＢインターフェース１８又は無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置２０から来る信号をそれぞれＵＳＢ又は無線ＵＳＢ用の信号に変換する。変換されたそれぞれの信号はＵＳＢコネクタ７又はアンテナ８により無線ＵＳＢアダプタに接続されたパソコンや他の無線ＵＳＢアダプタに送受信される。     FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the wireless USB adapter 6, 18 is a USB interface provided with a USB connector 7, 19 is a signal converter, 20 is a wireless USB transceiver, and the signal converter 19 is a USB interface 18 or Signals coming from the wireless USB transceiver 20 are converted into signals for USB or wireless USB, respectively. Each converted signal is transmitted / received to / from a personal computer or other wireless USB adapter connected to the wireless USB adapter via the USB connector 7 or the antenna 8.

図４は無線ＵＳＢアダプタ９の回路構成を示すブロック図で、２１はＵＳＢポート１０を設けたＵＳＢインターフェース、２２は信号変換装置、２３は無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置で、信号変換装置２２はＵＳＢインターフェース２１又は無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置２３から来る信号をそれぞれＵＳＢ又は無線ＵＳＢ用の信号に変換する。変換されたそれぞれの信号はＵＳＢポート１０又はアンテナ１１により無線ＵＳＢアダプタに接続されたパソコンや他の無線ＵＳＢアダプタに送受信される。   FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the wireless USB adapter 9, 21 is a USB interface provided with a USB port 10, 22 is a signal converter, 23 is a wireless USB transceiver, and the signal converter 22 is a USB interface 21 or Signals coming from the wireless USB transceiver 23 are converted into signals for USB or wireless USB, respectively. Each converted signal is transmitted / received to / from a personal computer or other wireless USB adapter connected to the wireless USB adapter via the USB port 10 or the antenna 11.

前記実施例１によれば、無線ＵＳＢアダプタ６，９，１４をパソコン１，１２とＵＳＢデバイス３に設けてある既存のＵＳＢポート２，１３やＵＳＢコネクタ５にＵＳＢコネクタ７，１６とＵＳＢポート１０を用いて接続することによりそれぞれ離れた場所にあるパソコン１又はパソコン１２とＵＳＢデバイス３間の無線ＵＳＢによるデータ転送を行うことができ、パソコン１，１２はＵＳＢデバイス３を共有して使用することができる。また無線ＵＳＢアダプタ６，９，１４による無線ＬＡＮの構築も可能となるのでパソコン１と１２間の相互データ転送もすることができる。   According to the first embodiment, the wireless USB adapters 6, 9, and 14 are connected to the existing USB ports 2 and 13 and the USB connector 5 provided in the personal computers 1 and 12 and the USB device 3, and the USB connectors 7 and 16 and the USB port 10. By connecting with each other, it is possible to transfer data by wireless USB between the personal computer 1 or the personal computer 12 and the USB device 3 located at remote locations, and the personal computers 1 and 12 share the USB device 3 for use. Can do. In addition, since it is possible to construct a wireless LAN using the wireless USB adapters 6, 9, and 14, mutual data transfer between the personal computers 1 and 12 can be performed.

なお図２〜図４に示す各無線ＵＳＢアダプタ６，９，１４にはＵＳＢコネクタ又はＵＳＢポートが一つづつしかないが、ハブ機能を有するＵＳＢインターフェースを無線ＵＳＢアダプタに設け、且つ複数のＵＳＢポートとＵＳＢコネクタを備えた無線ＵＳＢアダプタとすることにより無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステムを構築する際の設計の自由度を向上させることができる。   Each of the wireless USB adapters 6, 9, and 14 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 has only one USB connector or USB port, but a USB interface having a hub function is provided in the wireless USB adapter, and a plurality of USB ports By using a wireless USB adapter equipped with a USB connector, the degree of design freedom when constructing a wireless USB network system can be improved.

従来のパソコンとＵＳＢデバイスの接続方法を示す概略説明図。Schematic explanatory drawing which shows the connection method of the conventional personal computer and USB device. 本発明の一実施例を示す概略説明図。BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Schematic explanatory drawing which shows one Example of this invention. 本発明の無線ＵＳＢアダプタの回路構成を示すブロック図。The block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the wireless USB adapter of this invention. 本発明の他の無線ＵＳＢアダプタの回路構成を示すブロック図。The block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the other wireless USB adapter of this invention.

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１，１２ パソコン
２，１０，１３ ＵＳＢポート
３ ＵＳＢデバイス
４，１５ ＵＳＢケーブル
５，７，１６ ＵＳＢコネクタ
６，９，１４ 無線ＵＳＢアダプタ
８，１１，１７ アンテナ

1,12 PC 2,10,13 USB port 3 USB device 4,15 USB cable 5,7,16 USB connector 6,9,14 Wireless USB adapter 8,11,17 Antenna

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ＵＳＢコネクタまたは／およびＵＳＢポートを備えたＵＳＢインターフェースと信号変換装置と無線ＵＳＢ送受信装置を設けたことを特徴とする無線ＵＳＢアダプタ。 A wireless USB adapter comprising a USB interface having a USB connector or / and a USB port, a signal converter, and a wireless USB transceiver. 請求項１記載の無線ＵＳＢアダプタをＵＳＢ対応機器に接続し、前記ＵＳＢ対応機器間のデータ転送を行うことを特徴とする無線ＵＳＢネットワークシステム。

A wireless USB network system, wherein the wireless USB adapter according to claim 1 is connected to a USB compatible device, and data is transferred between the USB compatible devices.

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