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US 6,712,277 B2Granted
Multiple interface memory card
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAndrew M. Spencer
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Abstract
A memory card and a method for operating a memory card, the memory card comprising: a memory mass storage; a first data interface with a contacting interface and a high data transfer rate; a second data interface with a contact-less interface. In a preferred embodiment, a memory card controller is included for selecting a first data line from said first data interface or a second data line from said second data interface to communicate with said memory mass storage based on a criteria.
Claims3
A memory card, comprising:
- a memory mass storage;
- a first data interface with a contacting interface;
- a second data interface with a contact-less interface, the first data interface having a higher data transfer rate than the second data interface;
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- a memory card controller for selecting a data line from said first data interface or a data line from said second data interface to communicate with said memory mass storage based on a criteria.
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