Source: http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7092256
Timestamp: 2013-05-26 04:51:30
Document Index: 74498007

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1']

�M�Q US7092256 - Retractable card adapter - Google �M�Q�j�M �Ϥ� �a�� Play YouTube �s�D Gmail ���ݵw�� ��h »�i���M�Q�j�M | �������� | �n�J�i���M�Q�j�M�M�QMethods and apparatus for interfacing a memory device with a host device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus which enables a non-volatile memory device to communicate with a host device includes a body and an element. The body has a boundary, and the element...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7092256?utm_source=gb-gplus-share�M�Q US7092256 - Retractable card adapter���}��US7092256 B1�X���������v�ӽЮѽs��10/133,791�o�G���2006�~8��15���ӽФ��2002�~4��26�� �u���v���2002�~4��26����L���}�M�Q��US7492601US7787243US20070274117US20090201638���}��US 7092256 B1US 7092256B1US7092256 B1US7092256B1�o��HJonathan R. HarrisDaren W. HeboldRobert A. HowardJeffrey A. Salazar��M�Q�v�HSandisk CorporationSandisk Technologies Inc. ���M�Q������361/737361/679.32439/377��ڱM�Q������H05K1/14 �X�@����H05K5/0278G06F13/378 �ڬw������H05K5/02H2CG06F13/378�ѦҤ��m�M�Q�ޥ� (76)�D�M�Q�ޥ� (26)�Q�H�U�M�Q�ޥ� (41)�~���s�����M�Q�ӼЧ� ���M�Q�ӼЧ��M�Q����T�� �ڬw�M�Q��Retractable card adapterUS 7092256 B1�K�n Methods and apparatus for interfacing a memory device with a host device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus which enables a non-volatile memory device to communicate with a host device includes a body and an element. The body has a boundary, and the element is arranged to move at least partially within the body. The element includes an interface which may be coupled to the host device when the element is in a first position with respect to the body. The element is also arranged to receive the non-volatile memory device and to move the non-volatile memory device and the interface with respect to the body. In one embodiment, when the element is in the first position with respect to the body, the interface at least partially extends past the boundary associated with the body.
Referring to FIG. 1, a three-position adapter will be described in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. A three-position adapter 200 includes a body 210 which generally includes a top portion 210 a and a bottom portion 210 b. Body 210 includes a slot opening 214 which is arranged to accept a memory card (not shown). A switch 218 is arranged to be moved substantially within body 210 to enable adapter 200 to be configured in one of three positions. Switch 218 protrudes through an opening 232 and may move within opening 232. To move switch 218 within opening 232, a force may be applied to switch 218 in an x-direction 235 a, and switch 218 may effectively be pushed in a y-direction 235 b while the force is applied in x-direction 235 a. As shown, switch 218 is positioned in a lock position as indicated at 222. When switch 218 is in a lock position, a connector (not shown) associated with adapter 200 is retracted within body 210, and any memory card accepted within slot opening 214 is retracted within body 210. The configuration of adapter 200 in a lock position 210 will be described in more detail below with respect to FIG. 4 b. In the described embodiment, switch 218 may be moved within body 210 such that in lieu of being positioned in lock position 222, switch 218 may be positioned in a loading position as indicated at 226 or switch 218 may be positioned in a ��use�� position as indicated at 230. When adapter 200 is configured in a loading position, a memory card may be loaded into slot opening 214, and a connector associated with adapter 200 may be retracted within body 210. Alternatively, when adapter 200 is configured in a use position, the connector associated with adapter 200 generally protrudes from body 210. The configuration of adapter 200 in a load or loading position will be described below with respect to FIG. 4 a, while the configuration of adapter 200 in a use position will be described below with respect to FIG. 4 c. An opening 234 defined within body 210 is arranged to enable a light, e.g., an LED, to be viewed to indicate when data is being transferred to or from a memory card inserted within body 210. That is, opening 234 enables a light within body 210 that is illuminated when data a memory card within body 210 is in use to be viewed. Such a light may allow a user to easily determine when a memory card is in use and, hence, when it is safe to decouple adapter 200 from a host device.
Array 11 is divided into a large number of BLOCKS 0�VN of memory cells. As is common for flash EEPROM systems, the block is the unit of erase. That is, each block contains the minimum number of memory cells that are erased together. Each block is typically divided into a number of pages, as also illustrated in FIG. 9. A page is the unit of programming. That is, a basic programming operation writes data into a minimum of one page of cells. One or more sectors of data are typically stored within each page. As shown in FIG. 10, one sector includes user data and overhead data. Overhead data typically includes an error correction code (ECC) that has been calculated from the user data of the sector. A portion 23 of the control system 128 calculates the ECC when data is being programmed into array 11, and also checks the ECC when data is being read from array 11. Alternatively, the ECCs are stored in different pages, or different blocks, than the user data to which they pertain.
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