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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Wen-chieh Lo, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Jiun-shiung He, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Ming-zhu Lo, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Feng-yi Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Sheng-chih Sun, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Wen-Chieh Lo, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Jiun-Shiung He, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Ming-Zhu Lo, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Feng-Yi Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Sheng-Chih Sun, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Wistron NeWeb Corp., Hsichih, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
In a method for permitting change of an electronic card without powering off and a communications device employing the method, the communications device includes a control module, a card connector for receiving the electronic card, and a trigger module. The method includes: when the communications device is in an on state, triggering the trigger module to generate a trigger signal to the control module; enabling the control module to determine a card insertion mode if it is detected that a state of electrical connection of the card connector with an electronic card changes from a disconnected state to a connected state after receipt of the trigger signal; and enabling the control module for supplying power to the electronic card inserted into the card connector upon determining the card insertion mode.