Memory card, memory card control method and memory card access control method

A memory card mountable onto an external apparatus, the memory card comprising:

• a memory for storing data;
• wire communication means freely mountable onto the external apparatus and freely dismountable from the external apparatus;
• wireless communication means for carrying out communication operations with an external wireless apparatus through a wireless transmission line;
• memory/communication control means for controlling operations to access said memory by way of said wire communication means and said wireless communication means and for controlling wireless communication operations carried out by said wireless communication means;
• and
• address storage means for storing an address in said memory indicating a location most recently accessed through said wire communication means.

A memory card mountable onto an external apparatus, the memory card comprising:

• a memory for storing data;
• wire communication means freely mountable onto the external apparatus and freely dismountable from the external apparatus;
• memory/communication control means for controlling operations to access said memory by way of said wire communication means;
• and
• address storage means for storing an address in said memory indicating a location most recently accessed through said wire communication means.

An access control method for controlling accesses to a memory card having a memory for storing data and accessible from an external apparatus through communication means, and address storage means for storing an address indicating a most recently accessed location in the memory, said access control method comprising:

• acquiring an address from the address storage means in the memory card;
• identifying a most recently accessed file on the basis of the acquired address;
• and
• requesting the memory card through the communication means to send data composing the identified file to the external apparatus.

A recording medium recorded with a computer program readable by a computer to execute an access control method for controlling accesses to a memory card having a memory for storing data and accessible from an external apparatus through communication means, and address storage means for storing an address indicating a most recently accessed location in the memory and accessible from the external apparatus through the communication means, said access control method comprising:

• acquiring an address from the address storage means in the memory card;
• identifying a most recently accessed file on the basis of the acquired address;
• and
• requesting the memory card through the communication means to send data composing the identified file to the external apparatus.