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Patent US7680974 - Cooperative interconnection and operation of a non-volatile memory card and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsVery small non-volatile memory cards are modified to include a connector to which a connector on a separate data input-output card electrically and mechanically mates when pushed together. The input-output card transfers data directly between an external device and the non-volatile memory, without having...http://www.google.com/patents/US7680974?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7680974 - Cooperative interconnection and operation of a non-volatile memory card and an input-output cardAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7680974 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/461,063Publication dateMar 16, 2010Filing dateJul 31, 2006Priority dateSep 1, 2000Also published asCN1459076A, CN100350425C, EP1314136A2, US7107378, US20060264109, WO2002019266A2, WO2002019266A3Publication number11461063, 461063, US 7680974 B2, US 7680974B2, US-B2-7680974, US7680974 B2, US7680974B2InventorsWesley G. Brewer, Michael L. Gifford, Yoram Cedar, Leonard L. Ott, Robert F. Wallace, Kevin J. Mills, Robert C. MillerOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (61), Referenced by (3), Classifications (15), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCooperative interconnection and operation of a non-volatile memory card and an input-output cardUS 7680974 B2Abstract Very small non-volatile memory cards are modified to include a connector to which a connector on a separate data input-output card electrically and mechanically mates when pushed together. The input-output card transfers data directly between an external device and the non-volatile memory, without having to go through the host to which the memory card is connected. The input-output card communicates with the external device through a wired or a wireless communication channel.
The physical and electrical specifications for the MMC are given in �The MultiMediaCard System Specification� that is updated and published from time-to-time by the MultiMediaCard Association (�MMCA�) of Cupertino, Calif. Versions 2.11 and 2.2 of that Specification, dated June 1999 and January 2000, respectively, are expressly incorporated herein by this reference. MMC products having varying storage capacity up to 64 megabytes in a single card are currently available from SanDisk Corporation, and capacities of 128 megabytes are expected to be available in the near future. These products are described in a �MultiMediaCard Product Manual,� Revision 2, dated April 2000, published by SanDisk Corporation, which Manual is expressly incorporated herein by this reference. Certain aspects of the electrical operation of the MMC products are also described in patent applications of Thomas N. Toombs and Micky Holtzman, Ser. No. 09/185,649 now U.S. Pat. No 6,279,114 and Ser. No. 09/186,064 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,901,457, both filed Nov. 4, 1998, and assigned to SanDisk Corporation. The physical card structure and a method of manufacturing it are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,040,622, assigned to SanDisk Corporation. Both of these applications and patent are also expressly incorporated herein by this reference.
The present invention includes modifying a memory card, such as the memory card 35, by adding a connector, such as indicated at 36, the modified card being identified as 35′ in FIG. 1. The connector 36 attaches to a mating connector of an input-output card 37 in order to mechanically and electrically couple the two cards together. The input-output card 37 communicates directly with some other system 39 over a communications path 41. The communications path 41 can be wireless, such as by use of an infra-red or radio frequency signal, or can include a wired connection. If by wires, the input-output card 37 includes an external socket to removably receive a plug that is attached to the wires. If wireless, the card 37 includes an antenna within it, if using radio frequency communication, or an infra-red emitter and detector, if infra-red communications is being used. An emerging standard for radio frequency data communication has been published as the Bluetooth Specification, which is discussed by Wilson and Kronz, in two articles entitled �Inside Bluetooth Part I� and �Inside Bluetooth Part II�, appearing in the issues of Dr. Dobb's Journal for March 2000 (beginning at page 62) and April 2000 (beginning at page 58), which articles are incorporated herein by this reference. The transfer of data over the communications path 41 will usually be in two directions but can certainly be limited to one direction or the other for specific applications.
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