Patent ID: 7430625
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a memory component to an electronic device by a connection bus, wherein at least a first interface protocol and a second interface protocol are available on the connection bus, wherein the method comprises: the electronic device transmitting a recognition command to the memory component using an initialization protocol common to memory components capable of using the connection bus and then receiving a response to the recognition command back from the memory component using the initialization protocol, the electronic device recognizing the memory component based on said response, using a recognition of the memory component to determine if said first interface protocol or said second interface protocol are available in the memory component, and selecting, on the basis of the recognition of the memory component, one of the first interface protocol or the second interface protocol available in the memory component to be used on the connection bus, wherein said second interface protocol is selected if it is available in the memory component, and wherein, otherwise, said first interface protocol is selected, and wherein said first interface protocol is memory-technology-dependent and said second interface protocol is memory-technology-independent.