Data storage management in a device including removable and embedded storage areas
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsFabien Boitard, Ludovic Oddoart
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Abstract
A device includes a first signal line, a second signal line, and a controller. The first signal line is coupled to a first storage area. The second signal line is coupled to a second storage area. The controller outputs a signal to the first signal line or the second signal line to select the first storage area or the second storage area. The first storage area may be a removable data storage card, and the second storage area may be an embedded storage area in the device. The signal is a reset signal for the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area.
Claims18
A device, comprising:
- a first signal line coupled to a first storage area;
- a second signal line coupled to a second storage area;
- a controller configured to output a signal to the first signal line or the second signal line to select the first storage area or the second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a removable data storage card and the second storage area is an embedded storage area in the device and wherein the signal is a reset signal for the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area;
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- a third signal line to carry a clock signal from the controller to the removable data storage card and to the embedded storage area.
A method for managing data storage, comprising:
- receiving an instruction to select a first storage area or a second storage area;
- generating a reset signal;
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- transmitting the reset signal to a first signal line coupled to the first storage area or a second signal line coupled to the second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a removable data storage card and the second storage area is an embedded data storage area and wherein the removable data storage card and the embedded data storage are located in a same device;
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- transmitting a clock signal along a third signal line commonly coupled to a controller, the removable data storage card, and the embedded storage area.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to cause a processor to:
- receive an instruction to select a first storage area or a second storage area;
- generate a reset signal;
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- transmit the reset signal to a first signal line coupled to the first storage area or a second signal line coupled to the second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a removable data storage card and the second storage area is an embedded data storage area and wherein the removable data storage card and the embedded data storage are located in a same device;
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- transmit a clock signal along a third signal line commonly coupled to a controller, the removable data storage card, and the embedded storage area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.