CONVERTING DATA SETS IN A SHARED COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A system and method for converting data sets. The method includes providing a data provider device (DPD) (160) and a controller (130) communicably coupled to one another. The controller or an interface device (110) between the controller and the DPD includes a processor (112) that is connected to a memory device (120) that stores a data converter program (122). The memory device stores an earlier in time descriptive data set (360) having an earlier data set format and a different later in time descriptive data set (362) having a later data set format. The data converter program determines (412) if a format associated with a received DPD data set (330) is the later data set format. In response to determining that a data set format associated with the received DPD data set is the later data set format, the received DPD data set is converted (416) into a converted data set (334) that has the earlier data set format.