PC card initialization for microprocessor based devices
US5845114A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device including a microprocessor which executes code for carrying out a predefined set of operations; a non-volatile memory for storing code accessed by the microprocessor in order for the microprocessor to carry out the predefined set of operations; a PC Card slot coupled to the microprocessor; and a control circuit for, when the device is in an initialization state, providing for code stored in a PC Card inserted in the PC Card slot to be written to the non-volatile memory by the microprocessor.
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