EP1524595A3

Removable media device, host device, program and recording medium thereof

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The present invention is a removable media device (10) connected to a host device (20) for running an application program through a predetermined interface (12), and the removable media device is configured of a media insertion detection unit (101) for detecting that a removable media (11) is inserted therein; a special media recognition unit (102) for recognizing that the removable media is a media for activating the application program by referring to a predetermined area (A) of the inserted removable media when the insertion thereof is detected; and an inquiry command response unit (100) for transferring a flag, which indicates whether or not activating the application program set at a predetermined area for an inquiry command periodically issued from the host device, and data of a save location of the application program.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0844554A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-9
US6055595A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-9
US6366966B1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-9
US6405362B1	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-9

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2003356414	Japan	A	2003-10-16
2003356414	Japan	A	2003-10-16
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Removable media device, host device, program and recording medium thereof

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