METHOD FOR PERMITTING CHANGE OF AN ELECTRONIC CARD WITHOUT POWERING OFF AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE EMPLOYING THE METHOD

In a method for permitting change of an electronic card without powering off and a communications device employing the method, the communications device includes a control module, a card connector for receiving the electronic card, and a trigger module. The method includes: when the communications d...

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Main Authors LO WENIEH, SUN SHENGIH, HE JIUN-SHIUNG, LO MING-ZHU, LIN FENG-YI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.07.2009
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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Summary:In a method for permitting change of an electronic card without powering off and a communications device employing the method, the communications device includes a control module, a card connector for receiving the electronic card, and a trigger module. The method includes: when the communications device is in an on state, triggering the trigger module to generate a trigger signal to the control module; enabling the control module to determine a card insertion mode if it is detected that a state of electrical connection of the card connector with an electronic card changes from a disconnected state to a connected state after receipt of the trigger signal; and enabling the control module for supplying power to the electronic card inserted into the card connector upon determining the card insertion mode.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080127892