公开(公告)号：DE60117676T2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：DE60117676

申请日：2001-12-27

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL

Inventor： NAVONI LORIS GIUSEPPE ,  BORGATTI MICHELE ,  CALI LORENZO ,  ROLANDI PIERLUIGI

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of expanding the functional capabilities of portable electronic devices with user friendly modes, wherein a host device is associated a quick-connect function-expanding module. In this method, at each installation of a given module, the functional expansion module and the host device recognize each other; on first installation of a given module in the host device, a series of checking operations are carried out automatically; the user can select to activate the available expansion; and once a given application is selected, the configuration and functions required for each application are stored.

公开(公告)号：DE602005008401D1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：DE602005008401

申请日：2005-05-27

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL

Inventor： GAJO FLAVIO ,  SFORZA FRANCESCO ,  STUCCHI STEFANIA ,  NAVONI LORIS GIUSEPPE ,  BORGATTI MICHELE

IPC: G06F13/38 ,  G06K19/073

Abstract: Protocol-based communication between a host device (10), such as e.g. an MP3 player, a digital camera, a palmtop, and so on, and an interface such as e.g. a flash mass storage card, is established automatically by: - providing, in the interface (12), a plurality of protocol-supporting facilities (16a, 16b, ..., 16n), each facility supporting communication with the host device (10) based on a respective protocol, - sending from the host device (10) towards the interface (12) a query message (200) specifying at least one protocol for use in protocol-based communication, - searching, within the plurality of protocol-supporting facilities (16a, 16b, ..., 16n) provided in the interface (12) one protocol-supporting facility supporting the protocol proposed in the query message (200), and - if such protocol-supporting facility is found within the plurality of protocol-supporting facilities (16a, 16b, ..., 16n) provided in the interface (12), setting up the protocol-based communication between the host device (10) and the interface (12) based on the protocol proposed in the query message (200) issued from the host device (10).

公开(公告)号：DE60117676D1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-04

申请号：DE60117676

申请日：2001-12-27

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL

Inventor： NAVONI LORIS GIUSEPPE ,  BORGATTI MICHELE ,  CALI LORENZO ,  ROLANDI PIERLUIGI

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of expanding the functional capabilities of portable electronic devices with user friendly modes, wherein a host device is associated a quick-connect function-expanding module. In this method, at each installation of a given module, the functional expansion module and the host device recognize each other; on first installation of a given module in the host device, a series of checking operations are carried out automatically; the user can select to activate the available expansion; and once a given application is selected, the configuration and functions required for each application are stored.