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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Jun Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
When a read request has been received, it is determined whether there is a read address that has been designated in a particular area. When a read address has been designated in the particular area, the process is terminated. In other words, the process is completed although data is not read. When a read address has not been designated in the particular area, data is read from the designated address of the memory. The data that has been read is supplied to a host device. After the data has been read, a read address stored in, for example, a register is written to the particular area. The address from which data has been read is appended to the particular area. In such a manner, data that has been read from the host device is prohibited from being accessed.