METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A TARGET INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE IN A SECURE DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT CARD THROUGH A SECURE DIGITAL INTERFACE, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for communication between an electronic device and a target input/output (I/0) device in a secure digital input/output (SDIO) card through a secure digital (SD) interface, the SDIO card including a SDIO controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) configuring the electronic device to write an I/O command packet at a designated address accessible to both the electronic device and the SDIO controller, the I/O command packet including a command for controlling the operation of the target I/O device; and
b) configuring the SDIO controller to control the operation of the target I/O device according to the I/O command packet written at the designated address.
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Abstract
A method for communication between an electronic device and a target input/output (I/O) device in a secure digital input/output (SDIO) card through a secure digital (SD) interface is provided. The SDIO card includes a SDIO controller. The method includes the steps of: configuring the electronic device to write an I/O command packet at a designated address accessible to both the electronic device and the SDIO controller, the I/O command packet including a command for controlling the operation of the target I/O device; and configuring the SDIO controller to control the operation of the target I/O device according to the I/O command packet written at the designated address.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for communication between an electronic device and a target input/output (I/0) device in a secure digital input/output (SDIO) card through a secure digital (SD) interface, the SDIO card including a SDIO controller, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) configuring the electronic device to write an I/O command packet at a designated address accessible to both the electronic device and the SDIO controller, the I/O command packet including a command for controlling the operation of the target I/O device; and b) configuring the SDIO controller to control the operation of the target I/O device according to the I/O command packet written at the designated address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for communication between an electronic device and a target input/output (I/O) device in the secure digital input/output (SDIO) card through a secure digital (SD) interface, said system comprising:
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a secure digital input/output (SDIO) controller adapted to be coupled to the electronic device and the target I/O device; and an application program module adapted to be installed in the electronic device, said application program module configuring the electronic device to write an I/O command packet at a designated address accessible to both the electronic device and said SDIO controller, the I/O command packet including a command for controlling the operation of the target I/O device; said SDIO controller including a packet decoding unit configured to control the operation of the target I/O device according to the I/O command packet written at the designated address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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