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Information processing device, external storage device, host device, relay device, control program, and control method of information processing device

US8683117B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2013
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the embodiments, an external storage device switches to an interface controller for supporting only a read operation of nonvolatile memory when a shift condition for shifting to a read only mode is met. A host device switches to an interface driver for supporting only the read operation of the nonvolatile memory when determining to recognize as read only memory based on information acquired from the external storage device.

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