Efficient information exchange between an electronic book and a cartridge
US6314474A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/0283
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for exchanging information between an electronic book and a cartridge. The electronic book has an on-board storage and the cartridge contains a cartridge storage. It is determined if the cartridge is present. If the cartridge is present, a transfer mode is identified. The information between the on-board storage and the cartridge storage is then transferred according to the identified transfer mode.
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