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US 2009/0014521 A1Published application
Card reader
AssigneeAlcor Micro, Corp.
InventorsCHI-TUNG CHANG, SHIH-MIN LAN, I-CHIEH LIN
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AssigneeAlcor Micro, Corp.
InventorsCHI-TUNG CHANG, SHIH-MIN LAN, I-CHIEH LIN
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A card reader that can enhance the efficiency of the application system is embedded in the application system. The application system has an external memory drive. The card reader includes at least one memory card connector, a flash memory, and a control unit. The memory card connector is used for being plugged with a memory card. The flash memory is driven and integrated by the external memory drive. The control unit is electrically connected with the memory card connector and the flash memory and is used for transmitting data between the memory card and the flash memory and the application system via the control unit. Thereby, the flash memory can be used as an extended memory of the application system. The total memory of the application system increases, and the efficiency of the application system is enhanced.
A card reader, accessed by an application system to enhance the efficiency of the application system, comprising:
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