WO2009145518A2 - 무선 통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드 및 이를 사용하기 위한 단말기와 wpan 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드 및 이를 사용한 wpan 통신 방법 - Google Patents
무선 통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드 및 이를 사용하기 위한 단말기와 wpan 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드 및 이를 사용한 wpan 통신 방법 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a memory card to which a wireless communication module is added, a memory card having a terminal and a WPAN communication module for using the same, and a WPAN communication method using the same. More specifically, a memory card that provides an external memory to an information communication terminal and is connected to an information communication terminal without a built-in wireless communication module to provide a WPAN function and a wireless private network connection function to an information communication terminal without a built-in wireless communication module. And an information communication terminal and a wireless communication method for using the same.
- information communication terminals including mobile communication terminals, portable multimedia players (PMPs), and digital cameras are equipped with video call functions as well as existing basic functions such as voice call function, video playback function, and picture taking function.
- various additional functions such as a wireless Internet access function and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) reception function are provided to the terminal user.
- DMB digital multimedia broadcasting
- the WPAN is an Ad Hoc data communication system that enables a plurality of information communication terminals to communicate with each other, and aims to transfer information between relatively few users within a relatively short distance.
- WPAN except for Bluetooth, handset makers are passive in incorporating other WPANs, that is, ZigBee and UWB, into information communication terminals, and thus, WPAN except Bluetooth is not activated.
- a dongle-type WPAN module that is, a dongle-type wireless communication module
- a wireless communication module The WPAN function can be used in information communication terminals that do not have built-in. Since the dongle wireless communication module is exposed to the outside of the information communication terminal, when an external shock is applied when the dongle wireless communication module is connected to the communication port of the information communication terminal, the wireless communication module may malfunction or be damaged. In addition, when the dongle type wireless communication module is not used in the information communication terminal, the dongle type wireless communication module must be stored separately from the information communication terminal, thereby causing a problem of losing the dongle type wireless communication module.
- the WPAN function may be used by using the above-described dongle type WPAN module, and the WPAN communication module may not be mounted by inserting the WPAN card, which is a card including the WPAN communication module, into a memory card slot configured in the information communication terminal.
- WPAN card which is a card including the WPAN communication module
- a technology for enabling the use of the WPAN function in information communication terminals has also been developed.
- a memory card and an expansion function card protocol for example, Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) and CFIO (Compact) capable of using both an expansion card including a WPAN card and a memory card in an information communication terminal Flash Input Output
- SDIO Secure Digital Input Output
- CFIO Compact
- the present invention provides an external memory in an information communication terminal, and is connected to an information communication terminal that does not have a built-in wireless communication module, and has a WPAN function and a wireless private network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a memory card providing a connection function, an information communication terminal and a wireless communication method for using the same.
- the present invention provides a memory card connected to the information communication terminal through a card slot of the information communication terminal, storing the transmission data transmitted from the information communication terminal by communicating with the information communication terminal or An external memory unit providing stored data to the information communication terminal;
- a wireless communication module configured to communicate with the information communication terminal to transmit the transmission data to the outside or to transmit the received data received from the outside to the information communication terminal;
- Storing a card register map in which a first register value designating the external memory unit and a second register value designating the wireless communication module are stored, and receiving register information transmitted from the information communication terminal, Checking the register value indicated by the register information and controlling the information communication terminal to communicate with the external memory unit when the register information indicates the first register value, and when the register information indicates the second register value,
- a card control unit for controlling an information communication terminal and the wireless communication module to communicate with each other; And receive the register information from the information communication terminal and transmit the register information to the card control unit, transmit the transmission data to the card control unit, and transmit the stored data or the received data to the information
- an information communication terminal including a mobile communication terminal, a portable multimedia player (PMP), and a digital camera includes a memory application execution command or a WPAN execution command from a terminal user.
- a key input unit for receiving an input;
- a memory unit for storing a data application and a memory application for using the external memory unit of the WPAN integrated card and a WPAN application for using the wireless communication module of the data storage and WPAN integrated card;
- Store terminal register maps in which first register information indicating a first register value of a card register map stored in the data storage and WPAN integrated card and second register information indicating a second register value of the card register map are registered;
- a memory driver connecting the memory application with an external memory unit of the data storage and WPAN integrated card, and a WPAN driver connecting the wireless communication module of the WPAN application with the data storage and WPAN integrated card, wherein the memory driver is loaded.
- a card driver unit transferring the first register information when the first register information is transmitted and the second register information when the WPAN driver is loaded;
- the memory application execution command is received from the key input unit, the memory application is executed, the memory driver is loaded, and the transfer data generated through the memory application is transferred to the memory driver, and the WPAN application is executed from the key input unit.
- a controller which executes the WPAN application, loads the WPAN driver, and transfers the transmission data generated through the WPAN application to the WPAN driver when the command is received; And receiving the first register information or the second register information from the card driver unit and transferring the data to the card interface unit of the data storage and WPAN integrated card, and transmits the transmission data generated through the memory application or the WPAN application to the card.
- a terminal for using a memory card to which a wireless communication module is added comprising a host interface for transferring to an interface unit.
- the terminal data which is data transmitted from the information communication terminal and external WPAN (Wireless Personal Area) Network) Memory for storing one or more of the external terminal data which is data received through the WPAN communication with the terminal; Analyzing the first command which is a command of the memory card protocol transmitted from the information communication terminal or the second command which is a command of the memory card protocol received through WPAN communication with the external WPAN terminal, the first command or the second command
- a WPAN communication module for transmitting the terminal data to the external WPAN terminal through WPAN communication or receiving the external terminal data through WPAN communication with the external WPAN terminal according to a command; And receiving the terminal data from the information communication terminal, receiving and analyzing the first command from the information communication terminal to transfer the terminal data to one or more of the memory and the WPAN communication module, or from the WPAN communication module.
- a card control unit which receives the external terminal data
- a WPAN communication method using a memory card including a card control unit, a WPAN communication module and a memory
- the card control unit transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module.
- step (c) the WPAN communication module transmitting the terminal data stored in the memory to an external WPAN terminal through WPAN communication;
- step (d) if the first command is Read in step (a), transmitting, by the card controller, the first command to the WPAN communication module;
- step (e) transmitting, by the WPAN communication module, external terminal data received through WPAN communication with the external WPAN terminal to the card controller;
- step (f) the card controller transferring the external terminal data to the memory, and when the storage of the external terminal data is completed, transmitting the external terminal data stored in the memory to the information communication terminal. It provides a WPAN communication method using a memory card having a WPAN communication module.
- a WPAN communication method using a memory card including a card control unit, a WPAN communication module and a memory
- the WPAN communication module transmitting the terminal data stored in the memory to an external WPAN terminal through WPAN communication;
- the first command is Read in step (a), transmitting, by the card controller, the first command to the WPAN communication module;
- the WPAN communication method using a memory card including a card control unit, a WPAN communication module and a memory, (a) when the second WPAN terminal transmits a second command through the WPAN communication, Receiving and analyzing the second command by a WPAN communication module; (b) if the second command is write, storing, by the WPAN communication module, external terminal data received through the WPAN communication with the external WPAN terminal in the memory through the card controller; (c) when the storage of the external terminal data is completed, the WPAN communication module notifying the WPAN terminal that the storage of the external terminal data is completed; (d) if the second command is read in step (a), extracting, by the controller, the card from the pre-stored data previously stored in the memory; And (e) the WPAN communication module transmitting the pre-stored data to the external WPAN terminal through WPAN communication.
- the memory card further includes a wireless communication module to provide a WPAN function to an information communication terminal that does not have a wireless communication module, and the memory card is inserted into a card slot of the information communication terminal. Since the wireless communication module additionally included in the memory card can be safe from external shock, and the wireless communication module does not need to be removed from the card slot even when the wireless communication module is not used in the information communication terminal, the wireless communication module is lost. There is an effect that can prevent.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram briefly showing an internal configuration of a data storage and WPAN integrated card according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a data storage and WPAN integrated card according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an information communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a memory card having a WPAN communication module according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting or receiving data according to a first command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating still another process of transmitting or receiving data according to a first command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting or receiving data according to a second command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram briefly illustrating an internal configuration of a data storage and WPAN integrated card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 includes a card controller 110, an external memory unit 120, a wireless communication module 130, and a card interface unit 140.
- the specification of the data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 may be a Compact Flash (CF) card standard, a Secure Digital (SD) card standard, a mini SD card standard, a micro SD card standard, or a memory stick. Stick) card standard and XD-Picture card standard.
- CF Compact Flash
- SD Secure Digital
- mini SD card standard a mini SD card standard
- micro SD card standard micro SD card standard
- XD-Picture card standard XD-Picture card standard.
- the card control unit 110 stores a card register map in which a first register value for designating the external memory unit 120 to be described later and a second register value for designating the wireless communication module 130 to be described later are registered.
- the register information transmitted from the communication terminal 300 is received through the card interface unit 140, which will be described later, the register value indicated by the register information in the card register map is checked, and the register information indicates the first register value.
- the terminal 300 controls the external memory unit 120 to communicate, and when the register information indicates the second register value, the terminal 300 and the wireless communication module 120 communicate with each other.
- the card control unit 110 performs control for transferring the transmission data of the information communication terminal 300 received from the card interface unit 140 to the external memory unit 120 or A control is performed to provide stored data, which is data stored in the external memory unit 120, to the information communication terminal 300, and when the register information is the second register value, the card controller 110 receives the card interface unit 140. Control for transmitting the transmission data of the information communication terminal 300 to the wireless communication module 130 or control for transmitting the received data, which is data received from the wireless communication module 130, to the information communication terminal 300. Perform Here, the transmission data, the storage data and the reception data include one or more of image data, video data, and audio data.
- the external memory unit 120 is a flash memory in which stored information is not erased even when the power is cut off.
- the external memory unit 120 communicates with the information communication terminal 300 under the control of the card controller 110 to transmit transmission data transmitted from the information communication terminal 300. Store or provide the stored data to the information communication terminal (300).
- the wireless communication module 130 includes a WPAN chip 132 in which an RF transceiver, a baseband modem, a microcontroller, etc. are integrated into one chip, and a plurality of peripheral elements 134 for driving the wireless communication module 130. And transmits the high frequency signals generated by the crystal oscillator (X-TAL: Crystal) 136 and the WPAN chip 132 to perform the oscillator function to supply a clock signal to the baseband modem. And an antenna 138 that receives the signal and transmits the signal to the WPAN chip 132.
- the WPAN chip 132 includes one of a Bluetooth chip, a ZigBee chip, and an ultrawideband (UWB) chip.
- the wireless communication module 130 communicates with the information communication terminal 300 under the control of the card control unit 110 to transmit the transmission data transmitted from the information communication terminal 300 to the outside or to the outside.
- the card interface unit 140 is connected to the host interface 350 of the information communication terminal 300, ie, the card slot pin, to be described later, and receives the register information transmitted from the information communication terminal 300 to the card control unit 110.
- the controller transmits the data transmitted from the information communication terminal 300 to the card control unit 110 or transmits the stored data or the received data to the information communication terminal 300.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a data storage and WPAN integrated card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the card control unit 110, the external memory unit 120, the wireless communication module 130 and the card interface unit 140 as shown in FIG.
- the external memory unit 120 which is a flash memory, is stacked on the circuit board 210 to be electrically connected, and the WPAN chip 132 and a plurality of peripheral devices 134 are stacked on the external memory unit 120 to form small data.
- the storage and WPAN integration card 100 includes all components of the data storage and WPAN integration card 100.
- the card control unit 110, the crystal oscillator 136 and the antenna 138 are larger than the plurality of peripheral elements 124, so that the external memory unit 120 is disposed in another portion that is not stacked, card interface
- the unit 140 is located under the circuit board 210.
- the space inside the data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 is filled with a mold 220 to store the data and the circuit board 210, the card controller 110, and the exterior disposed inside the WPAN integrated card 100.
- the memory unit 120, the WPAN chip 132 and the plurality of peripheral elements 134, the crystal oscillator 136, and the antenna 138 are protected from external shock.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an information communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the information communication terminal 300 is a mobile communication terminal, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a digital camera, or the like, and includes a key input unit 310, a memory unit 320, a control unit 330, and a card.
- the driver unit 340 and the host interface 350 are included.
- the key input unit 310 is a means for receiving a command of the terminal user.
- the key input unit 310 receives a memory application execution command or a WPAN application execution command from the terminal user and transmits the received command to the controller 330.
- the memory unit 320 stores a program for driving a function processed by the controller 330, a predetermined program for implementing convenience and basic functions of a user, and includes one or more image data, one or more video data, and Stores one or more of one or more audio data.
- the memory unit 320 may include a memory application 322 and a data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 for data storage and use of the external memory unit 120 of the WPAN integrated card 100.
- the controller 330 executes a driving program stored in the memory unit 320 according to a command of a terminal user input through the key input unit 310.
- the controller 330 executes the memory application 322 and loads the memory driver included in the card driver 340.
- 322 transmits the generated transfer data to the memory driver 342, and receives the WPAN application execution command from the key input unit 310, executes the WPAN application 324, and includes the WPAN driver included in the card driver 340. After loading the data, the transmission data generated through the WPAN application 324 is transmitted to the WPAN driver 344.
- the controller 330 may store data and store the stored data stored in the external memory 120 of the WPAN integrated card 100 in the memory application 322, and the WPAN
- the data storage and the received data received by the wireless communication module 130 of the WPAN integrated card 110 may be received and used through the WPAN driver 344.
- the control unit 330 calls a memory application API (Application Program Interface) for executing the memory application 322 to execute the memory application.
- a memory application API Application Program Interface
- the WPAN application 324 by calling an API for the WPAN application to execute the WPAN application 324.
- the card driver 340 stores a terminal register map in which first register information indicating a first register value of the card register map and second register information indicating a second register value of the card register map are registered,
- the memory driver 342 connects the external memory unit 322 to the external memory unit 120, and the WPAN driver 344 connects the wireless communication module 130 to the WPAN application 324.
- the card driver 340 extracts first register information from the terminal register map and obtains the first register information through the host interface 350 to be described later.
- the controller 330 receives the transmission data generated through the memory application 322, and transmits the data to the WPAN integrated card through the host interface 350. To 100.
- the WPAN driver 344 when the WPAN driver 344 is loaded by the controller 330, the WPAN driver 344 extracts second register information from the terminal register map stored in the card driver 340, and the host interface 350 to be described later. After transmitting the second register information to the WPAN integrated card 100 through the data storage, and receives the transmission data generated through the WPAN application 324 from the control unit 330, the transmission data through the host interface 350 To the data storage and the WPAN integrated card 100, and receives the data stored in the data storage and the WPAN integrated card 100 through the host interface 350 to transfer to the control unit 330.
- the host interface 350 transfers the first register information or the second register information to the card interface unit 140 of the data storage and WPAN integrated card 100 and generated through the memory application 322 or the WPAN application 324.
- the transmission data is transmitted to the card interface unit 140.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a memory card having a WPAN communication module according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- a memory card having a WPAN communication module according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a memory 410, a card control unit 420, and a WPAN communication module 430. It includes.
- the specification of the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 may be any one of a Compact Flash (CF) card standard, a Secure Digital (SD) card standard, a mini SD card standard, a micro SD card standard, and a memory stick card standard. Can be.
- the memory 410 is a flash memory whose stored information is not erased even when the power supply is cut off. Store one or more of the external terminal data that is the received data.
- the memory 410 may provide previously stored pre-stored data to at least one of an information communication terminal and an external WPAN terminal through the card controller 420.
- the information communication terminal includes a mobile communication terminal having a memory and a card slot for using the WPAN integrated card 400, a portable multimedia player (PMP) and a digital camera, and the external WPAN terminal (not shown) has a WPAN function. It includes a mobile communication terminal, a PMP and a digital camera.
- the card control unit 420 receives terminal data from the information communication terminal, receives and analyzes a first command (CMD: Command), which is a command of a memory card protocol, from the information communication terminal and stores the terminal data in the memory 410 and the WPAN communication module. 430 or the external terminal data received from the WPAN communication module 430 and delivered to one or more of the memory 410 and the information communication terminal.
- CMD command
- 430 or the external terminal data received from the WPAN communication module 430 and delivered to one or more of the memory 410 and the information communication terminal.
- the card controller 420 initializes the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400, and then maintains the idle state.
- the state of the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 is changed from the standby state to the activated state.
- the card controller 420 transfers the terminal data received from the information communication terminal to the memory 410 to store the memory.
- the terminal data is stored in the 410, and when the storage of the terminal data is completed, after the first command is transmitted to the WPAN communication module 430, the terminal data stored in the memory 410 is requested by the WPAN communication module 430. Extract it and transfer it to the WPAN communication module 430.
- the card control unit 420 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430 without transmitting the terminal data to the memory 410, and then receives the request from the information communication terminal at the request of the WPAN communication module 430.
- the terminal data may be directly transmitted to the WPAN communication module 430 in a streaming manner.
- the card controller 420 receives the external terminal data from the WPAN communication module 430 after transmitting the first command to the WPAN communication module 430 and then stores the memory. When the storage of the external terminal data is completed, the external terminal data stored in the memory 410 is transmitted to the information communication terminal.
- the card control unit 420 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430
- the card control unit 420 does not transfer external terminal data received from the WPAN communication module 430 to the memory 410, and the information communication terminal in a streaming manner. You can also send directly to.
- the card control unit 420 performing the above function includes a card interface unit 422, a memory buffer 424, a memory controller 426, and a central processing unit (CPU) 428. As follows.
- the card interface unit 422 is connected to the host interface of the information communication terminal, i.e., the pin of the memory card slot, receives one of the first command and the terminal data from the information communication terminal and transmits it to the CPU 428.
- One of the pre-stored data and the external terminal data transmitted through 424 is transmitted to the information communication terminal.
- the memory buffer 424 temporarily stores any one of terminal data and external terminal data. In addition, when prestored data previously stored in the memory 410 is transmitted to the information communication terminal, the memory buffer 424 may temporarily store prestored data.
- the memory controller 426 stores or extracts terminal data and external terminal data in the memory 410 under the control of the CPU 428, which will be described later.
- the memory controller 426 extracts previously stored data previously stored in the memory 410 under the control of the CPU 428.
- CPU 428 controls memory buffer 424 and memory controller 426.
- the CPU 428 analyzes the first command received through the card interface unit 422 and controls the memory controller 426 when the first command is write, thereby controlling the card interface.
- the terminal data received through the unit 422 is to be stored in the memory 410, and when the storage of the terminal data is completed, the first command is transmitted to the WPAN communication module 430, and then the request of the WPAN communication module 430 is performed.
- the memory controller 426 By controlling the memory controller 426 to extract the terminal data stored in the memory 410 and to transmit to the WPAN communication module 430.
- the CPU 428 transmits a first command to the WPAN communication module 430, controls the memory buffer 424 at the request of the WPAN communication module 430, and streams terminal data to the WPAN communication module 430. You can also pass it directly).
- the CPU 428 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430, and then controls the memory controller 426 to transmit external terminal data received from the WPAN communication module 430.
- the CPU 428 transfers the first command to the WPAN communication module 430, and then controls the memory buffer 424 to directly stream the external terminal data received from the WPAN communication module 430 to the information communication terminal in a streaming manner. You can also send.
- the WPAN communication module 430 performs a WPAN chip that integrates an RF transceiver, a baseband modem, a microcontroller, etc. into one chip, and a number of peripheral devices and oscillators for driving the WPAN communication module, thereby clocking the baseband modem.
- Clock Crystal
- X-TAL Crystal
- the WPAN communication module 430 may be a first command received from the card control unit 420 or a second command which is a command of a memory card protocol transmitted through WPAN communication from an external WPAN terminal (not shown). And transmit the terminal data received through the card control unit 420 to an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through WPAN communication or WPAN communication with an external WPAN terminal (not shown) according to the first command or the second command. After receiving the external terminal data through the card, and transmits it to the card control unit 420.
- the WPAN communication module 430 periodically wakes up from an external WPAN terminal (not shown). Check that the signal is received.
- the WPAN service When a WPAN service is requested from an external WPAN terminal (not shown), the WPAN service is transmitted to the card controller 420 so that the state of the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 transitions from the standby state to the active state, and the external WPAN terminal (not shown).
- the WPAN communication module 430 receives an external terminal received from an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through the WPAN communication. Data is transferred to the memory 410 through the card control unit 420 so that the external terminal data is stored in the memory 410, and when the external terminal data is completed, the external terminal data is stored in the external WPAN terminal (not shown). Informs you that it is completed.
- the WPAN communication module 430 transfers the external terminal data to the memory 410
- the WPAN communication module 430 temporarily stores the external terminal data in the memory buffer 424 included in the card controller 420.
- the WPAN communication module 430 When the second command transmitted from an external WPAN terminal (not shown) is a read, the WPAN communication module 430 extracts previously stored data previously stored in the memory 410 through the card controller 420, and WPAN. The pre-stored data is transmitted to an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through communication.
- the WPAN communication module 430 extracts the pre-stored data from the memory 410, the WPAN communication module 430 temporarily stores the pre-stored data in the memory buffer 424 included in the card controller 420.
- the WPAN communication module 430 receives and analyzes the first command transmitted from the card control unit 420, and if the first command is write, requests the card control unit 420 to transmit the terminal data and then the card.
- the terminal data received from the control unit 420 is transmitted to an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through WPAN communication, and when the first command is Read, the external terminal data is received from an external WPAN terminal (not shown). It transmits to the card control unit 420.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting or receiving data according to a first command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the card controller 420 receives and analyzes the first command to determine whether the first command is write or read (S510 and S520). If the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 is inserted into the card slot of the information communication terminal before performing step S510, the card control unit 420 initializes the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400, and then maintains the standby state. When the WPAN service is requested from the information communication terminal, the state of the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 is changed from the standby state to the activated state.
- the card controller 420 transfers the terminal data received from the information communication terminal to the memory 410, and if the storage of the terminal data is completed, the card control unit 420 sends the WPAN communication module 430.
- the first command is transmitted (S530, S540).
- the WPAN communication module 430 receiving the first command requests the card control unit 420 to transmit terminal data, and transmits the terminal data received from the card control unit 420 to an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through WPAN communication. Transmit (S550, S560, S570).
- the card controller 120 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430 (S580).
- the WPAN communication module 430 receiving the first command transmits the external terminal data received through the WPAN communication with an external WPAN terminal (not shown) to the card control unit 420, and the card control unit 420 stores the memory 410.
- the external terminal data stored in the memory 410 is transmitted to the information communication terminal (S585, S590, S595).
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating another process of transmitting or receiving data according to a first command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the card controller 420 receives and analyzes the first command to determine whether the first command is write or read (S610 and S620). If the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 is inserted into the card slot of the information communication terminal before performing step S510, the card control unit 420 initializes the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400, and then maintains the standby state. When the WPAN service is requested from the information communication terminal, the state of the memory and the WPAN integrated card 400 is changed from the standby state to the activated state.
- the card controller 420 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430 (S630).
- the WPAN communication module 430 receiving the first command requests the card control unit 420 to transmit terminal data, and transmits the terminal data received from the card control unit 420 to an external WPAN terminal (not shown) through WPAN communication. Transmit (S640, S650, S660).
- the card controller 420 transmits the first command to the WPAN communication module 430 (S670).
- the WPAN communication module 430 receiving the first command transmits the external terminal data received through the WPAN communication with an external WPAN terminal (not shown) to the card control unit 420, and the card control unit 420 transmits the information to the card communication unit. (S680, S690).
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting or receiving data according to a second command in a memory and a WPAN integrated card according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the WPAN communication module 430 receives and analyzes the second command to determine whether the second command is write or read (S710). , S720).
- the WPAN communication module 430 may transmit external terminal data received from an external WPAN terminal (not shown) to the memory 410 through the card controller 420 through WPAN communication. Transfer (S730).
- the WPAN communication module 430 When the storage of the external terminal data is completed, the WPAN communication module 430 notifies the external WPAN terminal (not shown) that the storage of the external terminal data is completed (S740).
- the WPAN communication module 430 extracts previously stored data previously stored in the memory 410 through the card controller 420, and externally stores the previously stored data through the WPAN communication. Transmit to a WPAN terminal (not shown) (S750, S760).
- the present invention is applied to the field of memory cards, and the memory card further includes a wireless communication module, which is very useful for generating an effect of providing a WPAN function to an information communication terminal that does not have a built-in wireless communication module. Invention.
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- 정보통신 단말기의 카드 슬롯을 통해 상기 정보통신 단말기와 연결되는 메모리 카드에 있어서,상기 정보통신 단말기와 통신하여 상기 정보통신 단말기에서 전송한 전송 데이터를 저장하거나, 저장된 저장 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 제공하는 외장 메모리부;상기 정보통신 단말기와 통신하여 상기 전송 데이터를 외부로 송출하거나 외부로부터 수신한 수신 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 무선통신 모듈;상기 외장 메모리부를 지정하는 제 1 레지스터값 및 상기 무선통신 모듈을 지정하는 제 2 레지스터값이 등록된 카드 레지스터 맵을 저장하고, 상기 정보통신 단말기에서 전송한 레지스터 정보를 수신하면, 상기 카드 레지스터 맵에서 상기 레지스터 정보가 지시하는 레지스터값을 확인하여 상기 레지스터 정보가 상기 제 1 레지스터값을 지시하면 상기 정보통신 단말기와 상기 외장 메모리부가 통신하도록 제어하고, 상기 레지스터 정보가 상기 제 2 레지스터값을 지시하면 상기 정보통신 단말기와 상기 무선통신 모듈이 통신하도록 제어하는 카드 제어부; 및상기 카드 슬롯의 핀과 접속되어 상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 상기 레지스터 정보를 수신하여 상기 카드 제어부로 전달하고, 상기 전송 데이터를 상기 카드 제어부로 전달하고, 상기 저장 데이터 또는 상기 수신 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 카드 인터페이스부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 무선통신 모듈은 WPAN(Wireless Personal Area Network) 칩, 상기 무선통신 모듈을 구동하기 위한 다수의 주변 소자(Element), 발진기 기능을 수행하여 상기 WPAN 칩에 클럭(Clock) 신호를 공급하는 수정 진동자(X-TAL: Crystal) 및 상기 WPAN 칩에서 생성한 고주파 신호를 외부로 전송하고, 외부로부터 고주파 신호를 수신하여 상기 WPAN 칩에 전달하는 안테나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 WPAN 칩은 블루투스(Bluetooth) 칩, 지그비(ZigBee) 칩 및 UWB(Ultrawideband) 칩 중 어느 하나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 메모리 카드의 규격은 CF(Compact Flash) 카드 규격, SD(Secure Digital) 카드 규격, 미니 SD 카드 규격, 마이크로 SD 카드 규격, 메모리 스틱(Memory Stick) 카드 규격 및 XD-픽쳐(XD-Picture) 카드 규격 중 어느 하나인 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 카드 제어부, 상기 외장 메모리부, 상기 무선통신 모듈 및 상기 카드 인터페이스부를 전기적으로 연결하는 회로 기판을 추가로 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드.
- 이동통신 단말기, PMP(Portable Multimedia Player) 및 디지털 카메라를 포함하는 정보통신 단말기에 있어서,단말기 사용자로부터 메모리 애플리케이션 실행 명령 또는 WPAN(Wireless Personal Area Network) 실행 명령을 입력받는 키 입력부;데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드의 외장 메모리부를 사용하기 위한 메모리 애플리케이션 및 상기 데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드의 무선통신 모듈을 사용하기 위한 WPAN 애플리케이션을 저장하는 메모리부;상기 데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드에 저장된 카드 레지스터 맵의 제 1 레지스터값을 지시하는 제 1 레지스터 정보 및 상기 카드 레지스터 맵의 제 2 레지스터값을 지시하는 제 2 레지스터 정보가 등록된 단말 레지스터 맵을 저장하고, 상기 메모리 애플리케이션과 상기 데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드의 외장 메모리부를 연결하는 메모리 드라이버 및 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션과 상기 데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드의 무선통신 모듈을 연결하는 WPAN 드라이버를 포함하며, 상기 메모리 드라이버가 로드되면 상기 제 1 레지스터 정보를 전달하고 상기 WPAN 드라이버가 로드되면 상기 제 2 레지스터 정보를 전달하는 카드 드라이버부;상기 키 입력부로부터 상기 메모리 애플리케이션 실행 명령을 전달받으면 상기 메모리 애플리케이션을 실행하고 상기 메모리 드라이버를 로드한 후 상기 메모리 애플리케이션을 통해 생성한 전송 데이터를 상기 메모리 드라이버에 전달하며, 상기 키 입력부로부터 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션 실행 명령을 전달받으면 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 실행하고 상기 WPAN 드라이버를 로드한 후 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 통해 생성한 전송 데이터를 상기 WPAN 드라이버에 전달하는 제어부; 및상기 제 1 레지스터 정보 또는 상기 제 2 레지스터 정보를 상기 카드 드라이버부로부터 전달받아 상기 데이터 저장 및 WPAN 통합 카드의 카드 인터페이스부로 전달하고, 상기 메모리 애플리케이션 또는 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 통해 생성한 전송 데이터를 상기 카드 인터페이스부로 전달하는 호스트 인터페이스를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드를 사용하기 위한 단말기.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 제어부는 상기 메모리 애플리케이션을 실행한 경우에 상기 외장 메모리부에 저장된 저장 데이터를 상기 메모리 애플리케이션에서 로딩하고, 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 실행한 경우는 상기 무선통신 모듈에서 수신한 수신 데이터를 상기 WPAN 드라이버를 통해 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드를 사용하기 위한 단말기.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 정보통신 단말기가 상기 이동통신 단말기이면, 상기 제어부는 상기 메모리 애플리케이션을 실행하기 위한 메모리 애플리케이션용 API(Application Program Interface)를 호출하여 상기 메모리 애플리케이션을 실행하거나, 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 실행하기 위한 WPAN 애플리케이션용 API를 호출하여 상기 WPAN 애플리케이션을 실행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무선통신 모듈을 추가한 메모리 카드를 사용하기 위한 단말기.
- 정보통신 단말기의 메모리 카드 슬롯을 통해 상기 정보통신 단말기와 연결되는 메모리 카드에 있어서,상기 정보통신 단말기에서 전송된 데이터인 단말기 데이터 및 외부 WPAN(Wireless Personal Area Network) 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 수신된 데이터인 외부 단말기 데이터 중 하나 이상을 저장하는 메모리;상기 정보통신 단말기에서 전송된 메모리 카드 프로토콜의 명령어인 제 1 커맨드 또는 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 수신한 메모리 카드 프로토콜의 명령어인 제 2 커맨드를 분석하고, 상기 제 1 커맨드 또는 상기 제 2 커맨드에 따라 상기 단말기 데이터를 WPAN 통신을 통해 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기에 전송하거나 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 수신하는 WPAN 통신 모듈; 및상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 상기 단말기 데이터를 수신하고, 상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 상기 제 1 커맨드를 수신 및 분석하여 상기 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리 및 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈 중 하나 이상에 전달하거나, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈로부터 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 전달받아서 상기 메모리 및 상기 정보통신 단말기 중 하나 이상에 전달하는 카드 제어부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 카드 제어부는상기 정보통신 단말기의 호스트 인터페이스와 접속되어 상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 상기 제 1 커맨드 및 상기 단말기 데이터를 수신하고, 상기 메모리에 기저장된 기저장 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터 중 어느 하나를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전달하는 카드 인터페이스부;상기 단말기 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터 중 어느 하나를 임시 저장하는 메모리 버퍼;상기 단말기 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 저장 또는 추출하는 메모리 컨트롤러; 및상기 제 1 커맨드를 분석하여 상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우에는 상기 메모리 컨트롤러를 제어하여 상기 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 저장되도록 하고, 상기 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러를 제어하여 상기 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에서 추출하여 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 전달하도록 하며, 상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)인 경우에는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러를 제어하여 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 저장하도록 하고, 상기 외부 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면 상기 메모리에 저장된 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하도록 하는 CPU(Central Processing Unit)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서, 상기 카드 제어부는상기 정보통신 단말기의 호스트 인터페이스와 접속되어 상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 상기 제 1 커맨드 및 상기 단말기 데이터를 수신하고, 상기 메모리에 기저장된 기저장 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터 중 어느 하나를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전달하는 카드 인터페이스부;상기 단말기 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터 중 어느 하나를 임시 저장하는 메모리 버퍼;상기 단말기 데이터 및 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 저장 또는 추출하는 메모리 컨트롤러; 및상기 제 1 커맨드를 분석하여 상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우에는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달하고, 상기 메모리 버퍼를 제어하여 상기 단말기 데이터를 스트리밍 방식으로 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 전달하며, 상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기인 경우에는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 메모리 버퍼를 제어하여 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 스트리밍 방식으로 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 CPU(Central Processing Unit)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우, 상기 카드 제어부는 상기 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 전달하고, 상기 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 메모리에 저장된 단말기 데이터를 추출하여 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 전달하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우, 상기 카드 제어부는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 단말기 데이터를 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 스트리밍 방식으로 전달하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)인 경우, 상기 카드 제어부는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈로부터 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 전달받아서 상기 메모리에 전달하고, 상기 외부 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면 상기 메모리에 저장된 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)인 경우, 상기 카드 제어부는 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달한 후, 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 스트리밍 방식으로 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈은 상기 단말기 데이터를 WPAN 통신을 통해 상기 외부 단말기에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)인 경우, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈은 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기로부터 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 수신하여 상기 카드 제어부에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)인 경우, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈은 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 카드 제어부를 통해 상기 메모리에 전달하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 커맨드가 읽기(Read)인 경우, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈은 상기 카드 제어부를 통해 상기 메모리에 기저장된 기저장 데이터를 추출하고, WPAN 통신을 통해 상기 기저장 데이터를 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드.
- 카드 제어부, WPAN 통신 모듈 및 메모리를 포함한 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법에 있어서,(a) 정보통신 단말기에서 상기 메모리 카드에 제 1 커맨드를 전송하면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 제 1 커맨드를 분석하는 단계;(b) 상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)이면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 정보통신 단말기로부터 단말기 데이터를 수신하여 상기 메모리에 전달하고, 상기 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달하는 단계;(c) 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 메모리에 저장된 단말기 데이터를 WPAN 통신을 통해 외부 WPAN 단말기에 전송하는 단계;(d) 상기 단계 (a)에서 상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)이면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달하는 단계;(e) 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 수신한 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 카드 제어부에 전달하는 단계; 및(f) 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 메모리에 전달하고, 상기 외부 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면 상기 메모리에 저장된 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법.
- 카드 제어부, WPAN 통신 모듈 및 메모리를 포함한 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법에 있어서,(a) 정보통신 단말기에서 상기 메모리 카드에 제 1 커맨드를 전송하면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 제 1 커맨드를 분석하는 단계;(b) 상기 제 1 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)이면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 제 1 커맨드를 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 전달하는 단계;(c) 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 메모리에 저장된 단말기 데이터를 WPAN 통신을 통해 외부 WPAN 단말기에 전송하는 단계;(d) 상기 단계 (a)에서 상기 제 1 커맨드가 읽기(Read)이면, 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈에 상기 제 1 커맨드를 전달하는 단계;(e) 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 수신한 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 카드 제어부에 전달하는 단계; 및(f) 상기 카드 제어부가 상기 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 정보통신 단말기에 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법.
- 카드 제어부, WPAN 통신 모듈 및 메모리를 포함한 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법에 있어서,(a) 외부 WPAN 단말기에서 WPAN 통신을 통해 제 2 커맨드를 전송하면, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 제 2 커맨드를 수신 및 분석하는 단계;(b) 상기 제 2 커맨드가 쓰기(Write)이면, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기와의 WPAN 통신을 통해 수신한 외부 단말기 데이터를 상기 카드 제어부를 통해 상기 메모리에 저장하는 단계;(c) 상기 외부 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되면, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 WPAN 단말기에 상기 외부 단말기 데이터의 저장이 완료되었음을 알려주는 단계;(d) 상기 단계 (a)에서 상기 제 2 커맨드가 읽기(Read)이면, 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 상기 메모리에 기저장된 기저장 데이터를 상기 카드를 제어부를 통해 추출하는 단계; 및(e) 상기 WPAN 통신 모듈이 WPAN 통신을 통해 상기 기저장 데이터를 상기 외부 WPAN 단말기에 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 WPAN 통신 모듈을 가진 메모리 카드를 사용한 WPAN 통신 방법.
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