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US20040164170A1
US20040164170A1 US10/372,304 US37230403A US2004164170A1 US 20040164170 A1 US20040164170 A1 US 20040164170A1 US 37230403 A US37230403 A US 37230403A US 2004164170 A1 US2004164170 A1 US 2004164170A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to non-volatile memory cards and methods for operation thereof and, more particularly, to multi-mode operation of non-volatile memory cards.
  • NVM non-volatile memory
  • MMC MultiMediaCard
  • the term “smart-card applications” refers to all secured applications known which relate or conform to the interoperability standard defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO) as the ISO 7816 standard for integrated circuit cards with contacts, or with any other secure standard.
  • ISO International Standards Organization
  • a multi-protocol non-volatile memory (“NVM”) card may include a NVM array, at least two protocol units, and a controller adapted to provide an external application access to the NVM array with the use of one of the protocol units.
  • the controller or control logic may select which protocol unit to use based on a signal or other indicator of the protocol used by the external application.
  • a method of operating a multi-protocol memory card may include switching between a first and a second protocol mode of the card based on a signal from an application attempting to access to the NVM card.
  • the interface may be between an external application substantially compliant with the ISO 7816 standard and a multi-protocol memory card.
  • the interface may include a first connector to the external application and a second connector to the multi-protocol memory card.
  • An interface according to some embodiments of the present invention may also include a signaling structure to indicate to the multi-protocol memory card to operate in a mode substantially compliant with the ISO 7816 standard.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustration of a multi-protocol memory card, operative in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustration of some embodiments of the multi-protocol memory card of FIG. 1, where the card is adapted to operate in either an ISO 7816 protocol mode or in an MMC protocol mode;
  • FIG. 3 is a more detailed block diagram of the card of FIG. 2, including details regarding possible logic circuit arrangements according to some embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the multi-protocol card of FIG. 1, wherein the NVM array of the card has been partitioned for use by each of three external applications, in accordance with some of the embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a card according to any of FIGS. 1 through 4, or any other multi-protocol card, communicating with an ISO 7816 external application through an interface according to some embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustration of a method by which a multi-protocol card may switch from a first protocol mode (e.g. MMC mode) to a second protocol node (e.g. ISO 7816 mode ) in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
  • a first protocol mode e.g. MMC mode
  • a second protocol node e.g. ISO 7816 mode
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustration of a method by which a multi-protocol card may switch from a second protocol mode (e.g. ISO 7816 mode) to a first protocol mode (e.g. MMC mode) in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
  • a second protocol mode e.g. ISO 7816 mode
  • a first protocol mode e.g. MMC mode
  • a multi-protocol non-volatile memory (“NVM”) card may include a NVM array, at least two protocol units, and a controller or control logic adapted to provide an external application access to the NVM array using one of the protocol units.
  • the controller or control logic may select which protocol unit to use based on an indicator of the protocol used by the external application.
  • a method of operating a multi-protocol memory card may include switching between a first and a second protocol mode of the card based on a signal from an application attempting to access to the NVM card.
  • an interface and a method of operating the interface where the interface is between an external application substantially compliant with the ISO 7816 standard and a multi-protocol memory card.
  • the interface may include a first connector to the external application and a second connector to the multi-protocol memory card.
  • An interface according to some embodiments of the present invention may also include a signaling structure to indicate to the multi-protocol memory card to operate in a mode substantially compliant with the ISO 7816 standard.
  • a single memory card having a first protocol unit, for example a MultiMediaCard (“MMC”) protocol unit, and a second protocol unit, for example an ISO 7816 memory card protocol unit.
  • MMC MultiMediaCard
  • a single NVM card may enable different applications, where each application uses different protocols, to operate on and access an NVM on the same NVM card.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustration of a multi-protocol memory card 10 , operative in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
  • Memory card 10 may include at least two protocol units, a first protocol unit 20 and a second protocol unit 30 , as well as a controller 40 or control logic unit 40 , and an NVM array 50 or NVM unit 50 .
  • Either or both of the protocol units 20 and 30 may conform to a standardized protocol known in the art, for example; (1) MMC protocol, (2) ISO 7816 -smart card protocol, (3) memory stick protocol, etc. Any one of the protocols associated with one or more protocol units may include a security or encryption feature.
  • One or more of the protocol units 20 and 30 may include an integrated NVM array 32 .
  • an ISO 7816 compliant smartcard may have an integrated controller unit, i.e. protocol unit, and integrated NVM array.
  • a multi-protocol NVM card may include an internal communication bus, which communication bus may allow the control logic 40 to communicate with either of the protocol units 20 or 30 , and which may allow either of the protocol units to access the NVM unit 50 , either directly or through the controller 40 .
  • Connector pins 60 may connect the controller 40 and internal bus to an external application.
  • One or more of the connector pins, e.g. 65 may be used to indicate to the control logic 40 which protocol unit may communicate with an external application attempting to access the card.
  • Controller or control logic 40 may include a protocol selection module 42 and a mode initialization module 44 .
  • Protocol selection module 42 may determine, based on signals from an external application, in which protocol mode the card should be operating and may signal internal switching circuits to activate the appropriate protocol unit.
  • signals may be software/firmware and/or hardware generated.
  • Mode initialization module 44 may initialize or condition the logic state of the NVM card 10 in order to produce an internal logic state corresponding to an NVM card of the desired protocol.
  • the various portions of a multi-mode NVM card may be implemented on separate substrates (e.g. semi-conductor chips or cards), may be fabricated on the same substrates, or may be implemented in any combination.
  • the first protocol unit 20 and the logic unit 40 may be implemented on the same substrate.
  • the second protocol unit 30 and logic unit 40 may be implemented on the same substrate.
  • memory unit 50 and the second protocol unit 30 may be implemented on the same substrate.
  • the first protocol unit 20 may be implemented in any manner known in the art.
  • it may be implemented as an MMC protocol unit, which protocol unit may be part of an MMC controller commercially available today.
  • Memory unit 50 may also be implemented in any manner known in the art. It may be implemented, in a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, as an NROM memory array or unit, for example.
  • Multi-protocol memory card 10 may include a first protocol unit 20 and a second protocol unit 30 , which second protocol unit may be ISO 7816 complaint.
  • first protocol unit 20 may be a MultiMediaCard protocol unit, a SecureDigital protocol unit, a CompactFlash protocol unit, a Memory Stick protocol unit, and a non-volatile mass memory card protocol unit.
  • the first protocol unit 20 may be any MMC controller available on the market today.
  • the second protocol unit 30 may be a smart card controller, for example, an InfineonTM SLE66 smartcard controller (available from Infineon Technologies Flash Ltd., Netanya, Israel) with an integrated NVM array 32 .
  • the control logic 40 may either be an ASIC (“application specific integrated circuit”) or a modified portion of either an ISO 7816 or an MMC compliant controller.
  • FIG. 2 shows an ISO 7816 compliant host application 100 (e.g. banking application) communicating with the multiprotocol NVM using a data line, a clock line, and a reset line.
  • the control logic 40 may connect, either directly or through an external switch (not shown), the signals or lines from the ISO 7816 host application to the second protocol unit 30 .
  • the control logic 40 may have connected the relevant lines or signals from the application to the MMC protocol unit 20 , either directly or through an external switch or multiplexer (“MUX”).
  • MUX multiplexer
  • the reserved pin of the ISO 7816 standard may be used.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a more detailed block diagram of the card of FIG. 2, including some details regarding possible logic circuit arrangements according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • One set of pins 60 A may be used to communicate with an ISO 7816 application, while a second set of pins 60 B may be used to communicate with an MMC application.
  • a select pun may receive a signal indicating whether an application attempting to access the card 10 is either an ISO 7816 or MMC application.
  • Pins 60 A and 60 B may be two partially overlapping sets of pins.
  • An ISO controller 40 may be adapted to accept a protocol indicator signal from pin 65 and to either connect pin set 60 A to the second protocol unit 30 (i.e. SmartCard Controller) or to connected pin set 60 B to the first protocol unit 20 (MMC).
  • One or more switches/multiplexers 70 may be used to switch internal signal paths in a multi-protocol card 10 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown a block diagram of the multi-protocol card of FIG. 1, wherein the NVM array of the card has been partitioned for use by each of three external applications, in accordance with some of the embodiments of the present invention.
  • the control logic 40 may produce a file allocation or application allocation table 50 A of the NVM array 50 .
  • the allocation table 50 A may allow several applications to share space on the NVM array.
  • the control logic 40 may use the allocation table 50 A to determine to which physical portions of the NVM array to grant access.
  • an ISO 7816 compliant application 100 A may either access an integrated NVM array 32 on a second protocol unit 30 , or may access a portion of the NVM array 50 B set aside for ISO 7816 compliant use, also using the second protocol unit 30 .
  • Each of two MMC applications 100 B and 100 C may access NVM array portions 50 C and 50 D through the control logic 40 and first (i.e. MMC) protocol unit 20 .
  • FIG. 5 there is shown a block diagram of a card according to any of FIGS. 1 through 4, or any other multi-protocol card, communicating with an ISO 7816 external application 100 through an interface 200 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • An interface according to some embodiments of the present invention may have a first set of connecting pins 240 to connect to an external application such as an ISO 7816 compliant application, and a second set of pins 220 to connect a multi-protocol card according some embodiments of the present invention.
  • the first set of pins may be physically configured to engage with a host application such as an ISO 7816 compliant banking or telecommunications application.
  • a multi-protocol card 10 may have any one of several physical configurations and dimensions, including those of an MMC card, a smart media card, a memory stick, etc.
  • the second set of pins may be configured to engage with the specific embodiment of the card.
  • the example of an interface shown in FIG. 5 is that of an interface between an ISO 7816 compliant application and a multi-protocol card having a configuration and size of an MMC card.
  • the interface 200 may include wiring to connect signals from the first set of connecting pins 240 to the second set of connecting pins 220 .
  • the wiring may be adapted to map the signals sent by the application 100 to the appropriate corresponding pins on the card 10 .
  • a signaling structure 260 may produce a signal, which may indicate to the multi-protocol card 10 to switch to a mode or protocol corresponding to the protocol associated with the host application 100 .
  • the signaling structure is a signal source, while in other embodiments of the present invention, the signaling structure may be little more than a conductor or jumper which may connect two or more pins on the card 10 .
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustration of a method that may be performed to switch a multi-protocol card according to some embodiments of the present invention from a first protocol mode, for example an MMC mode, to a second protocol mode, for example an ISO 7816 compliant mode.
  • the method may be performed by a controller or control logic 40 operative in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Memory card 10 may start in an MMC compliant mode (phase 1000 ).
  • the card's control logic or controller 40 may be using an MMC protocol unit to communicate with an MMC application, or may simply keep the MMC protocol unit online while in idle mode.
  • Phase 1200 may be prompted upon receiving an indication or signal from an external application requiring the card 10 to be in ISO 7816 mode.
  • an internal switching command to switch to ISO 7816 mode may be sent.
  • a check may be done to determine whether the card's current MMC mode details (e.g. configuration, files, etc.) should be saved (phase 1300 ).
  • phase 1400 the current MMC compliant details may be saved to a NVM array within the card.
  • Part of the NVM array may contain a memory segment for storing file allocation and card configuration data. If details do not need to be saved, phase 1400 may be skipped.
  • phase 1500 in setting up the second protocol mode, it may be determined whether an ISO 7816 compliant mode reset sequence is required. If a reset sequence is not required, an ISO 7816 compliant mode may be established (phase 1600 ), and at phase 1700 an ISO 7816 compliant mode may be initialized.
  • phase 1900 which may follow either phase 1700 or phase 1800 , an ISO 7816 mode may be operational.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustration of a method that may be performed in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention to switch a multi-protocol NVM card according to an embodiment of the present invention from an ISO 7816 compliant protocol mode to an MMC protocol compliant mode.
  • a memory card 10 according to any one of FIGS. 1 through 5 may start in an ISO 7816 compliant mode (phase 2000 ).
  • a check may be performed so as to determine whether a switch to an MMC protocol compliant mode may be executed (phase 2100 ).
  • Mode switching from ISO 7816 mode to MMC protocol mode may be executed in many ways, including but not limited to by a command that may be executed from host 100 to memory card 10 , by sending signals through ISO 7816 connector pin 65 , or by other signal lines. Under some conditions, a switch from ISO 7816 mode to MMC mode may not be executed (phase 2200 ) and, therefore, memory card 10 may remain in ISO 7816 compliant mode. It may, however, be operated in MMC mode in other circumstances, including, but not limited to, after power up of memory card 10 . A switching command to MMC mode may be sent (phase 2300 ). A check may then be made as to whether the current ISO 7816 compliant mode should be saved (phase 2400 ). If so, at phase 2500 , the current ISO 7816 compliant mode may be saved.

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