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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Tamaki Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamaki Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A card-type peripheral device having a plurality of specifications of external interfaces includes a connector configured to connect the card-type peripheral device to a connectable device connectable to the card-type peripheral device, the connector including a dedicated terminal in which an interface to be used is set; an electronic component configured to be accessed via the set interface; a plurality of interface function units each configured to control an interface compliant with one of the plurality of specifications; and a communication function unit configured to perform communication with the electronic component using one of the interface function units having a specification corresponding to a setting of the dedicated terminal.