Method for functionality downloading directly from a computer to a volatile memory of a PCMCIA card using direct memory access
US6125409A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for downloading functions between a personal computer including one or more processors, a memory, an input/output unit and a communication unit, and a memory or input/output PCMCIA card having a buffer memory, a PCMCIA Interface is provided between the computer and the cared. The method loads into the buffer memory, through fast access to the memory, a function which is directly sent to the processor of the PCMCIA card for execution.
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