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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Tetsuhito Ikeda, Toyko, JP;
Tetsuhito Ikeda, Toyko, JP;
Canon Kabuhsiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage media control circuit for controlling inputs to and outputs from a plurality of types of storage media of different shapes and specifications is equipped with detection terminals provided for respective ones of the storage media of the plurality of types in order to detect the state of connection of each storage medium, and input/output terminals for inputting data to and outputting data from a storage medium whose connection has been detected by the detection terminals. The number of input/output terminals is made equal to the number of input/output signals of whichever storage medium has the largest number of input/output signals among the storage media of the plurality of types.