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Patent US7822883 - Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsEnclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7822883?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7822883 - Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering mechanismAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7822883 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/361,165Publication dateOct 26, 2010Filing dateJan 28, 2009Priority dateApr 16, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1947135A, CN100485718C, EP1735736A1, US7310692, US7340540, US7355860, US7487265, US7554813, US20050230483, US20060084287, US20060282553, US20070099511, US20080064272, US20090132763, US20090134228, WO2005104025A1Publication number12361165, 361165, US 7822883 B2, US 7822883B2, US-B2-7822883, US7822883 B2, US7822883B2InventorsRobert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Joel Jacobs, Robert A. Howard, Motohide Hatanaka, Robert F. Wallace, Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou HarariOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (124), Non-Patent Citations (60), Referenced by (5), Classifications (21), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMemory card with two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering mechanism
US 7822883 B2Abstract
Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). One memory card standard that can be followed is that of the Secure Digital (SD) card. The cards can thus be used with different hosts that are compatible with one set of contacts but not the other. A cover that is hinged to the card to normally cover one set of contacts can be manually rotated out of the way when that set of contacts is being used.
This application is a continuation of a non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 10/826,796, filed on Apr. 16, 2004, publication no. 2005/0230483 A1, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,487,265. This application is also related to a non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 10/826,801, entitled “Memory Cards Having Two Standard Sets of Contacts,” filed on Apr. 16, 2004 by Cuellar et al., now U.S. Pat. No. 7,152,801.
Another type of memory card is the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), the specifications of which are published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). A portion of these specifications appear as GSM 11.11, a recent version being technical specification ETSI TS100 977 V8.3.0 (2000-08), entitled “Digital Cellular Telecommunications System (Phase 2+); Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module—Mobile Equipment (SIM—ME) Interface,” (GSM 11.11 Version 8.3.0 Release 1999). Two types of SIM cards are specified: ID-1 SIM and Plug-in SIM.
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