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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Yoshimasa Yoshimura, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The PC card system device including a PC card in conformity with the PC card standard and an information processing device which the PC card is to be connected, comprises a card connector provided in the PC card, a device connector, provided in the information processing device, a connection state detector for detecting the connection state of the PC card according to the signal level of at least one contact of the device connector, and an interface controller for controlling the signal transfer from the device connector according to the determination of the connection state detector. The interface controller prohibits any signal transfer from the device connector if the connection state detector determines that the PC card is incorrectly connected to the information processing device.