Information storage apparatus and information processing apparatus using the same
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorHiroshi Iwasaki
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Abstract
In a small and thin memory module for sharing data among electronic devices such as information processing apparatuses, a write prohibit state can be visually recognized. A conductive seal is attached to a predetermined position on a support member, thereby setting the memory module in the write prohibit state. The conductive seal visually indicates the write prohibit state. When the memory module is mounted in a connector section of a card-shaped holder, connector pins are electrically connected to each other via the conductive seal. Thus, a write prohibit mechanism is realized at low cost.
Claims12
An information storage card comprising:
- a support card having a first recess on a first surface thereof and a second recess on the first surface thereof, the second recess being adapted to receive an adhesive seal;
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- a nonvolatile semiconductor memory module at least partially in the first recess, the nonvolatile semiconductor memory module having an exterior connection terminal,
- wherein, if the second recess receives the adhesive seal, then writing information to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory module is prohibited, and
- wherein the second recess is offset from a center line along a lengthwise dimension of the support card.
An information storage card having a first side and a second side, the information storage card comprising:
- a nonvolatile semiconductor memory module having a flat connection terminal exposed for connection at the first side;
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- a first designating area on the first side, the first designating area being adapted to receive an adhesive seal and being visibly distinguishable from a remaining portion of the first side,
- wherein, if the first designating area receives the adhesive seal, then writing information to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory module is prohibited, and
- wherein the first designating area is offset from a center line along a lengthwise dimension of the information storage card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.