Method and system for supporting data communication between pers

Details Method and system for supporting data communication between pers Method and system for supporting data communication between pers

1997-01-27

1999-06-01

Barry, Esq., Lance Leonard

39520076, 395892, H04L 1240

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059095555

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for supporting data communication from a first computer system to a second computer system, with each of the first and second computer systems having a main computer section for performing computer functions and an audio driver for supporting an audio function by activating operation of first and second audio drivers of the respective first and second computer systems; supplying data from the main computer section of the first computer system to be transmitted to the second computer system to the first audio driver in response to a request of data transmission from the first computer system to the second computer system; temporarily storing the data supplied from the main computer section in a first buffer of the first audio driver; and converting the data stored in the first buffer into an analog signal. The analog signal is transmitted through a phone output jack of the first audio driver to a microphone input jack of the second computer system; and a determination is made about whether the second audio driver of the second computer system has been activated to receive the analog signal transmitted from the first computer system. The analog signal that has been transmitted through the microphone input jack is received when the second audio driver of the second computer system has been activated and the analog signal received from the microphone input jack is converted into a digital signal and the digital signal is temporarily stored in a second buffer of the second driver read by the main computer section of the second computer system. As a result, the audio driver as incorporated in one computer system not only supports the audio function, but also permits data communication with another computer system assuming that the second computer system also includes the same audio driver.

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