SmartConnect universal flash media card adapters
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1. A media card adapter comprising:
- a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the first planar element comprising molded plastic;
a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the second planar element comprising molded plastic, wherein the first planar element and the second planar element are disposed such that a port is formed between the lower surface of the first planar element and the upper surface of the second planar element, the port configured to receive a memory media card; and
a set of contact pins protruding from the lower surface of the first planar element or the upper surface of the second planar element such that the set of contact pins are disposed within the port, the set of contact pins capable of contacting a set of memory media card contacts, wherein the adapter is operable to map a subset of the set of contact pins to a set of signal lines or power lines, based on an identified type of a memory media card.
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Abstract
A multi-memory media adapter comprised of a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, and formed from a single material. The two planar elements form at least one port, each port capable of receiving one or more types of a memory media card. The adapter has at least one set of contact pins protruding from the lower surface of the first planar element or the upper surface of the second planar element such that the at least one set of contact pins are disposed within the port. The at least one set of contact pins are capable of contacting the contacts of a memory media card inserted into the port. For one embodiment a controller chip is embedded within the single material forming the multi-memory media adapter.
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1. A media card adapter comprising:
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a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the first planar element comprising molded plastic; a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the second planar element comprising molded plastic, wherein the first planar element and the second planar element are disposed such that a port is formed between the lower surface of the first planar element and the upper surface of the second planar element, the port configured to receive a memory media card; and a set of contact pins protruding from the lower surface of the first planar element or the upper surface of the second planar element such that the set of contact pins are disposed within the port, the set of contact pins capable of contacting a set of memory media card contacts, wherein the adapter is operable to map a subset of the set of contact pins to a set of signal lines or power lines, based on an identified type of a memory media card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a multi-memory media adapter to read data from at least one of a plurality of memory media cards, the multi-memory media adapter comprising a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the first planar element comprising molded plastic; the adapter comprising a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the second planar element comprising molded plastic, wherein the first planar element and the second planar element are disposed such that a port is formed between the lower surface of the first planar element and the upper surface of the second planar element, the port configured to receive a memory media card; and the adapter further comprising a set of contact pins protruding from the lower surface of the first planar element or the upper surface of the second planar element such that the set of contact pins are disposed within the port, the set of contact pins capable of contacting a set of memory media card contacts, wherein the adapter is operable to map a subset of the set of contact pins to a set of signal lines or power lines, based on an identified type of a memory media card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A media card adapter comprising:
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a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the first planar element comprising molded plastic; a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, the second planar element comprising molded plastic, wherein the first planar element and the second planar element are disposed such that a port is formed between the lower surface of the first planar element and the upper surface of the second planar element, the port configured to receive a memory media card; a set of contact pins protruding from the lower surface of the first planar element or the upper surface of the second planar element such that the set of contact pins are disposed within the port, the set of contact pins capable of contacting a set of memory media card contacts; and a means to map a subset of the set of contact pins to a set of signal lines or power lines, based on an identified type of a memory media card. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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A port of a media card adapter receiving a memory media card, the port comprising of a first planar element of molded plastic and a second planar element of molded plastic, and a set of contact pins protruding from a lower surface of the first planar element and an upper surface of the second planar element, the set of contact pins capable of contacting a set of memory media card contacts of the media card; identifying a type of the media card inserted from a plurality of memory media card types; and mapping a subset of the set of contact pins to a set of signal lines or power lines based on the identified type of memory media card. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a port and a surface; an interconnection means having a plurality of interconnection pins; one or more sets of contact pins mounted on said surface at locations adapted to interface with the electrical contacts of a corresponding one of a plurality of different types of memory media cards when inserted into said port; a set of signal lines connected to said interconnection pins; means for identifying the type of memory card inserted into said port; means for mapping power, ground or data signals between said interconnection pins and said one or more contact pins depending upon the identification of the type of memory card inserted into said port. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. 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 corresponding one of a plurality of different type memory media cards when inserted into said port; a set of signal lines connected to an interconnection means; means for identifying the type of memory card inserted into said port; means for mapping power, ground or data signals between said interconnection means and said one or more contact pins depending upon the identification of the type of memory card inserted into said port. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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Current AssigneeMCM Portfolio LLC
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Original AssigneeMCM Portfolio LLC
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InventorsMambakkan, Sreenath, Jones, Larry Lawson, Arockiyaswamy, Venkidu
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Primary Examiner(s)Patel; Ishwar I. B.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Levi; Dameon E
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Application NumberUS11/858,086Publication NumberTime in Patent Office580 DaysField of Search361/737, 361/730, 361/736, 361/752, 439/945, 439/946, 439/638, 439/76.1, 235/492US Class Current361/737CPC Class CodesH01R 27/00 Coupling parts adapted for ...H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operati...H01R 29/00 Coupling parts for selectiv...Y10S 439/945 Adapter for pcb or cartridgeY10S 439/946 Memory card cartridge
