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Patent US5815426 - Adapter for interfacing an insertable/removable digital memory apparatus to ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsEach device of a family of removable digital media devices (310, 320, 330, 340, 350 and 360) may be plugged into a host to permits the host to store data in it or to retrieve data from it. The form factors of the digital media devices in the family and the connector system used by the digital media devices...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5815426?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5815426 - Adapter for interfacing an insertable/removable digital memory apparatus to a host data partAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5815426 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/823,937Publication date29 Sep 1998Filing date25 Mar 1997Priority date13 Aug 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6026007, US6175517, US20010038547, WO1998007098A1Publication number08823937, 823937, US 5815426 A, US 5815426A, US-A-5815426, US5815426 A, US5815426AInventorsRobin J. Jigour, David K. WongOriginal AssigneeNexcom Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (7), Non-Patent Citations (21), Referenced by (117), Classifications (21), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAdapter for interfacing an insertable/removable digital memory apparatus to a host data partUS 5815426 AAbstract Each device of a family of removable digital media devices (310, 320, 330, 340, 350 and 360) may be plugged into a host to permits the host to store data in it or to retrieve data from it. The form factors of the digital media devices in the family and the connector system used by the digital media devices are compact for minimizing the volume of space occupied in portable devices and for easy storage. Some embodiments (310, 320, 330, 350 and 360) provide an elongated compact form factor that provides easy and firm grasping for insertion and removal. The digital media devices of the family have respective body portions (312, 322, 332, 342, 352 and 362) preferably of a rigid or semi-rigid material. Preferably, the digital media devices of the family use serial memory requiring few power and signal lines, so that few electrical contacts are required. In particular, a small number of durable contact pads form the contact arrays (314, 324, 334, 344, 354 and 364) on the digital media devices, which in conjunction with corresponding contact pads mounted into a suitable socket provide for easy and convenient insertion and removal and for robust and reliable electrical contact over a long insertion lifetime. Preferably, the digital media devices of the family incorporate flash memory, which permits low voltage operation, low power consumption, and high capacity non-volatile data storage. Preferably, the digital media devices of the family are fabricated using surface mount techniques (310 and 320) or particularly inexpensive "Chip on Board" techniques (330, 340, 350 and 360). The digital media devices interface to the host either directly or through adapters. Access is handled either by a dedicated controller or other logic residing in the adapter or on the host, or by software running on the host.
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flash cards* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification365/51, 365/63, 365/244International ClassificationG11C5/06, G11C19/08, G06F13/40Cooperative ClassificationG11C2216/30, G06K19/07741, G06K19/07732, G06F13/409, Y02B60/1228, Y02B60/1235, G11C5/066, G06K19/07743, G06K7/0021European ClassificationG06K19/077K, G06K7/00K2, G06K19/077G4, G06K19/077E7, G11C5/06M, G06F13/40E4Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescription11 Mar 2010FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 126 Mar 2006FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 82 Mar 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TAIWANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:NEXFLASH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:017297/0984Effective date: 200602227 Mar 2002FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 46 Jul 1999CCCertificate of correction29 Mar 1999ASAssignmentOwner name: NEXFLASH TECHNOLOGIES, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, 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