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Extended Secure-Digital (SD) devices and hosts

  • US 7,934,037 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2010
  • Issued: 04/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a host having a receptacle that is configured to be at least mechanically compatible with at least one of an industry-standard Secure Digital (SD) plug and an industry-standard MultiMedia Card (MMC) plug, a method for communicating with a device inserted into the receptacle using a host processor, the method comprising:

  • determining that said device supports both a first protocol and an industry standard SD protocol; and

    establishing communications between the host processor and said device by enabling one of a plurality of protocol processors to communicate with said host processor such that communications between the host processor and the device are performed by way of said one of said plurality of protocol processors, wherein said one of said plurality of protocol processors supports said first protocol.

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