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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Sung-up Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Se-jin Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Yong-hyeon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a memory card device. The memory card device includes a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory includes a boot area storing boot data, and a user area storing user data. The controller accesses the boot area or the user area according to an external command. Boot data can be stored in a memory card integrated in an electronic device. Also, when a host requests an access to boot data/user data stored in the memory card, the boot data/user data can be accessed under control of the controller.