Cooperative interconnection and operation of a non-volatile memory card and an input-output card
US7107378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0047
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Very small non-volatile memory cards are modified to include a connector to which a connector on a separate data input-output card electrically and mechanically mates when pushed together. The input-output card transfers data directly between an external device and the non-volatile memory, without having to go through the host to which the memory card is connected. The input-output card communicates with the external device through a wired or a wireless communication channel.
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