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Patent US8015340 - Enhanced data communication by a non-volatile memory card - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method of transmitting a stream of data bits from a memory card to a host device includes determining, at the memory card, a first number of data lines between the memory card and the host device, from one to a plurality of data lines. If the first number of data lines is determined to be a plurality...http://www.google.com/patents/US8015340?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8015340 - Enhanced data communication by a non-volatile memory cardAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8015340 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/762,041Publication dateSep 6, 2011Filing dateApr 16, 2010Priority dateAug 17, 2000Also published asCN1208735C, CN1455897A, DE1309919T1, DE60132780D1, DE60132780T2, EP1309919A2, EP1309919B1, EP1903448A2, EP1903448A3, EP1903448B1, EP2278475A2, EP2278475A3, EP2278476A2, EP2278476A3, EP2278476B1, EP2278477A2, EP2278477A3, EP2278478A2, EP2278478A3, EP2278479A2, EP2278479A3, EP2278479B1, EP2278480A2, EP2278480A3, EP2278480B1, EP2278481A2, EP2278481A3, EP2278481B1, EP2278482A2, EP2278482A3, EP2278483A2, EP2278483A3, EP2306326A1, EP2312449A1, EP2312449B1, US6820148, US6941403, US6948016, US7177964, US7305505, US7590782, US7895377, US8386678, US20040215862, US20040215863, US20060026324, US20070130405, US20080077719, US20090240854, US20100199032, US20110113158, US20130138846, WO2002015020A2, WO2002015020A3Publication number12762041, 762041, US 8015340 B2, US 8015340B2, US-B2-8015340, US8015340 B2, US8015340B2InventorsYoram Cedar, Micky Holtzman, Yosi PintoOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (60), Non-Patent Citations (50), Referenced by (1), Classifications (28), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEnhanced data communication by a non-volatile memory cardUS 8015340 B2Abstract A method of transmitting a stream of data bits from a memory card to a host device includes determining, at the memory card, a first number of data lines between the memory card and the host device, from one to a plurality of data lines. If the first number of data lines is determined to be a plurality of data lines, the method includes switching, at the memory card, the data stream between one of the first number of data lines and another of the first number of data lines after each occurrence of a second number of one or more bits of the data stream having passed toward the host device. The method also includes, if the first number of data lines is determined to be one data line, transmitting, from the memory card, the stream of data bits over the one data line to the host device.
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