EP1548604A3

Architecture for a universal serial bus-based PC flash disk

Abstract

A storage unit made of a flash array (58) and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller (56) is implemented to be compatible with the USB specification. The unit (46) includes memory modules (58) which can accept write commands and read commands from a host (44), and are erasable and non-volatile, referred to as flash modules (58). The USB/flash controller (56) is configured to provide USB functionality and compatibility along with common flash operations such as programming, reading, and erasing the flash modules (58).

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0883083A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-39

88 members in 19 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
285706	United States of America	–	1999-04-05
28570699	United States of America	A	1999-04-05
28570699	United States of America	A	1999-04-05
00916466	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2000-03-20
00916466	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2000-03-20
00916466	–	–	–
285706	–	–	–
EP20000916466	–	–	–
US19990285706	–	–	–

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CA2334113A1	Canada	A1	2000-10-12
WO0060476A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2000-10-12
AU3756400A	Australia	A	2000-10-23
US6148354A	United States of America	A	2000-11-14
BR0006063A	Brazil	A	2001-03-20
EP1092193A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2001-04-18
CN1304509A	China	A	2001-07-18
KR20010071332A	Republic of Korea	A	2001-07-28
IL139662D0	Israel	D0	2002-06-30
EP1092193A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2002-07-31
JP2002541554A	Japan	A	2002-12-03
TW550454B	Taiwan Province of China	B	2003-09-01
AU766478B2	Australia	B2	2003-10-16
KR20030084947A	Republic of Korea	A	2003-11-01
AU2003268851A1	Australia	A1	2004-01-22
IL139662A	Israel	A	2004-03-28
IL158578D0	Israel	D0	2004-05-12
CN1527210A	China	A	2004-09-08
HK1065869A1	Hong Kong, China	A1	2005-03-04
EP1092193B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2005-05-11
AT295570T	Austria	T	2005-05-15
ATE295570T1	Austria	T1	2005-05-15
DE60020046D1	Germany	D1	2005-06-16
EP1548604A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-06-29
KR100505972B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2005-08-04
ES2241593T3	Spain	T3	2005-11-01
AU2003268851B2	Australia	B2	2005-11-24
SG117466A1	Singapore	A1	2005-12-29
DE60020046T2	Germany	T2	2006-01-26
JP2006031733A	Japan	A	2006-02-02
AU2006200756A1	Australia	A1	2006-03-16
CN1264100C	China	C	2006-07-12
EP1548604A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-09-13
IL158578A	Israel	A	2006-12-10
EP1746513A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-01-24
KR20070015480A	Republic of Korea	A	2007-02-02
DE20023887U1	Germany	U1	2007-02-15
CN1937073A	China	A	2007-03-28
SG131813A1	Singapore	A1	2007-05-28
JP2007200351A	Japan	A	2007-08-09
AU2006200756B2	Australia	B2	2008-04-03
CN100385426C	China	C	2008-04-30
AU2008202866A1	Australia	A1	2008-07-24
KR20080098450A	Republic of Korea	A	2008-11-07
EP1746513A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2008-11-26
CN101345077A	China	A	2009-01-14
JP4261069B2	Japan	B2	2009-04-30
KR100914427B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2009-08-28
EP1092193B2	European Patent Office (EPO)	B2	2009-09-16
KR100922766B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2009-10-21
EP2120435A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2009-11-18
EP1548604B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2009-12-30
DE60020046T3	Germany	T3	2010-01-14
AT453896T	Austria	T	2010-01-15
ATE453896T1	Austria	T1	2010-01-15
DE60043623D1	Germany	D1	2010-02-11
PT1548604E	Portugal	E	2010-02-22
EP2163991A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2010-03-17
DK1548604T3	Denmark	T3	2010-03-22
ES2241593T5	Spain	T5	2010-03-31
EP1746513B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-05-05
EP2120435A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2010-05-05
EP2163991A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2010-05-05
AT467308T	Austria	T	2010-05-15
ATE467308T1	Austria	T1	2010-05-15
ES2339255T3	Spain	T3	2010-05-18
DE60044381D1	Germany	D1	2010-06-17
PT1746513E	Portugal	E	2010-07-12
DK1746513T3	Denmark	T3	2010-08-09
ES2344359T3	Spain	T3	2010-08-25
SG163430A1	Singapore	A1	2010-08-30
AU2010257369A1	Australia	A1	2011-01-20
AU2008202866B2	Australia	B2	2011-03-03
JP2011054187A	Japan	A	2011-03-17
USRE42397E	United States of America	E	2011-05-24
USRE42443E	United States of America	E	2011-06-07
AU2010257369B2	Australia	B2	2012-09-20
AU2012216828A1	Australia	A1	2012-10-04
JP5044254B2	Japan	B2	2012-10-10
SG186496A1	Singapore	A1	2013-01-30
EP2120435B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2013-04-24
EP2163991B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2013-04-24
USRE44641E	United States of America	E	2013-12-10
USRE44653E	United States of America	E	2013-12-17
BR0006063B1	Brazil	B1	2014-07-22
CN101345077B	China	B	2014-08-27
CY1109871T1	Cyprus	T1	2014-09-10
CY1111146T1	Cyprus	T1	2015-06-11

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Architecture for a universal serial bus-based PC flash disk

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