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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
China Unionpay Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Zhijun Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Hongwen Meng, Shanghai, CN;
Yu Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Chengqian Chen, Shanghai, CN;
China Unionpay Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
The invention provides a master MMC/SD apparatus for simultaneously supporting bulk storage and Ethernet communication, a slave MMC/SD apparatus for simultaneously supporting bulk storage and Ethernet communication, a system composed of these two apparatuses as well as a method of operating the system. The apparatuses, system and method which simultaneously support bulk storage and Ethernet communication and which are based on MMC/SD interface enable a master apparatus with MMC/SD interface to support network function while maintaining bulk storage function as well, thus greatly expanding applicable areas of such embedded terminal apparatus with the MMC/SD interface that has bulk storage function.