SMARTCONNECT FLASH CARD ADAPTER
First Claim
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a surface;
a set of contact pins mounted on said surface and adapted to interface with the electrical contacts of a plurality of different types of memory media cards;
a set of signal lines connected to said contact pins;
means for mapping power, ground or data signals to at least one of said contact pins depending upon the type of memory card connected to said at least one contact pin.
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Abstract
A multi-memory media adapter having a port, a surface, and a set of contact pins adapted to connect to different types of flash cards. Signals are mapped to the contact pins depending upon the type of flash card. In one embodiment, a controller has signal lines connected to an interconnection means which connects wires, cables or traces to the sets of contact pins. Signals are mapped on the signal lines depending upon the type of flash card inserted.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a surface; a set of contact pins mounted on said surface and adapted to interface with the electrical contacts of a plurality of different types of memory media cards; a set of signal lines connected to said contact pins; means for mapping power, ground or data signals to at least one of said contact pins depending upon the type of memory card connected to said at least one contact pin.
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2. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a port and a surface; a plurality of sets of contact pins mounted on said surface at locations adapted to interface with the electrical contacts of a plurality of different type memory media cards when inserted into said port; a set of signal lines connected to a controller; interconnection means connecting said signal lines to said one or more contact pins; and means for mapping power, ground or data signals between said signal lines and said contact pins depending upon the identification of the type of memory card inserted into said port. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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