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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Yoshitaka Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshitaka Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component including a memory disposed in a case, a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, and a switch for disabling writing to the memory. The card-type peripheral device further includes a signal terminal capable of transmitting a signal indicating the status of the switch to the to-be-connected device.