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Communication card with three operational states

US7552245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

20Claims

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Assignee

Modu Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Itay Sherman · Hod HaSharon, IL
Itay Cohen · Ramat Gan, IL
Yaron Segalov · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2007
Grant date	Jun 23, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication card with three operational states, including a controller, a battery, a flash storage unit, a wireless modem, and a connector for connecting the communication card to a shell host and to an electronic device host, wherein the communication card (i) operates in a standalone mode when the connector is not connected to a device, (ii) functions as a master when the connector is connected to the shell host, and (iii) functions as a slave when the connector is connected to the electronic device host. A method and a computer-readable storage medium are also described and claimed.

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