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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Wesley G. Brewer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael L. Gifford, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yoram Cedar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Leonard L. Ott, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert F. Wallace, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin J. Mills, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert C. Miller, San Jose, CA (US);
Wesley G. Brewer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael L. Gifford, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yoram Cedar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Leonard L. Ott, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert F. Wallace, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin J. Mills, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert C. Miller, San Jose, CA (US);
SanDisk Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Socket Communications, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
Very small non-volatile memory cards are modified to include a connector to which a connector on a separate data input-output card electrically and mechanically mates when pushed together. The input-output card transfers data directly between an external device and the non-volatile memory, without having to go through the host to which the memory card is connected. The input-output card communicates with the external device through a wired or a wireless communication channel.