Automatically detecting types of external data flash devices
US7610456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4239
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for identifying devices may include receiving by one or more memory devices, one or more of a plurality of read memory device ID commands. The one or more memory devices may respond to the received one or more of the plurality of read memory device ID commands. The response may include identification information corresponding to the one or more memory devices. The one or more of a plurality of read memory device ID commands may correspond to one or more of a plurality of supported memory devices. At least one access protocol may be utilizing for performing reading, erasing, and/or writing to the one or more memory devices, if the response identifies the one or more memory devices as one of the one or more of the plurality of supported memory devices.
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