Electronic system with removable computing device and mutable functions

• US 7,853,745 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2007
• Issued: 12/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Muraki, Yosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Rinehart; Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spittle; Matthew D
• Application Number:
  US11/678,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204991A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,390 Days
• Field of Search: 710/301, 710/302, 710/303, 710/60, 710/304, 710/315, 348/207.99, 361/679.3, 361/679.41, 361/679.46
• US Class Current: 710/303
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/183 Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for printed circuit boards, internal connecting means for buses G06F13/409

Abstract

An electronic system is provided including providing a receptacle, inserting a removable computing device into the receptacle, adjusting based on the removable computing device, and operating a feature based on the removable computing device.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electronic system comprising:

providing a platform without a processor and including a receptacle and a device;

receiving a removable computing device into the receptacle;

adjusting operating speed of the removable computing device by the device of the platform based on the removable computing device; and

operating a feature based on the removable computing device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein providing the receptacle includes providing a substrate having the receptacle thereon and without a computing device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the adjusting includes interfacing a device and the removable computing device through the receptacle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the adjusting includes:

recognizing a power-on of the removable computing device; and

adjusting an electrical level between a device connected to the receptacle and the removable computing device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein operating the feature based on the removable computing device includes selecting the feature enabled by a version of the removable computing device.

6. A method for operating an electronic system comprising:

providing a substrate having a receptacle and a device thereon without a computing device;

receiving a removable computing device into the receptacle;

adjusting operating speed of the removable computing device by the device of the platform based on a power-on recognition of the removable computing device;

enabling a feature based on the removable computing device; and

operating the feature for displaying.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein providing the removable computing device includes providing a card having a processor in the receptacle.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein providing the substrate includes providing a memory device having the feature.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein providing the substrate includes providing an interface module connected with the removable computing device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein providing the removable computing device includes providing a card having a memory in the receptacle.

11. An electronic system comprising:

a platform without a processor and including a receptacle and a device;

a removable computing device receivable by the receptacle;

operating speed of the removable computing device adjusted by the device of the platform based on the removable computing device; and

an enablement circuitry for enabling a feature based on the removable computing device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the receptacle includes a substrate having the receptacle thereon and without a computing device.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a device connected with the removable computing device through the receptacle.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a recognition circuitry for recognizing a power-on of the removable computing device.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the enablement circuitry for enabling the feature based on the removable computing device includes the feature enabled by a version the removable computing device.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

the receptacle is a connector;

the removable computing device includes a processor connected to the receptacle;

the adjustment circuitry is in a device for adjusting the electrical interface of the device based on the removable computing device;

the enablement circuitry is in the device for enabling the feature based on the removable computing device; and

further comprising;

a substrate having the receptacle and the device thereon.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the removable computing device includes a card having the processor in the receptacle.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the substrate includes a memory device having the feature.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the substrate includes an interface module connected with the removable computing device.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the removable computing device includes a card having a memory.