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Storage device having capability to transmit stored data to an external apparatus and receive data for storage from the external apparatus based on an instruction from a host apparatus, and data communication system using the same

US8700849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2010
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/3814
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device includes: an input/output section connected to an electronic apparatus; a memory for storing data; a control section accessing the memory based on an instruction input from the electronic apparatus to the input/output section; and a communication section communicating with an external apparatus separate from the electronic apparatus, wherein the control section accesses a range in the memory specified by the electronic apparatus based on the instruction from the electronic apparatus and causes data associated with the accessed range to be transmitted and received between the communication section and the external apparatus.

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