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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Tamaki Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Satori, Tokyo, JP;
Junko Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Hosoe, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Nakanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Tamaki Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Satori, Tokyo, JP;
Junko Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Hosoe, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Nakanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A card type peripheral apparatus connected to a host apparatus for communication therewith according to a specific protocol. The card type peripheral apparatus includes a plurality of configuration registers configured to be accessible by the host apparatus and to be set with diverse set information. At least one of the plurality of configuration registers is a special register configured to be set with data arbitrarily selected and fixedly established by a vendor that either fabricates or markets the card type peripheral apparatus. The special register is set with protocol identification information for discriminating the specific protocol.