Patent · US Expired

Memory card interface adapter

US6736678B2 · kind B2 · utility

32Cited by
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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/141
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory card interface adapter has an adapter body with the appearance and size the same as a CF card, a chamber defined in the adapter body to receive a memory card, an L-shaped circuit board placed inside the adapter body, and a connector and a connecting port both disposed in the adapter body. The connector and the connecting port are respectively corresponded to a CF card standard and a USB interface standard. Therefore when the memory card is installed in the adapter body and electrically linked with the circuit board, the memory card is able to be accessed by an external device with a CF card interface or a USB interface.

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