Cooperative interconnection and operation of a non-volatile memory card and an input-output card
US7680974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2026 |
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- 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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