Electronic device and data transfer method

US9052841B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9052841-B2
Application numberUS-201213708250-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 7, 2012
Priority dateMay 31, 2012
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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According to one embodiment, an electronic device including, a communication module configured to transfer data, a controller configured to transmit data to the second electronic device through the communication module, and configured to temporarily hold the data in a receiving buffer of the second electronic device, and a data controller configured to receive free space information of the receiving buffer of the second electronic device from the second electronic device through the communication module, and configured to prepare data, which is transmitted to each mobile medium from the communication module through the second electronic device, based on the received free space information.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a communication module to transfer data; a controller to transmit data, which is written into each of portable mediums connected to a second electronic device comprising a receiving buffer, to the second electronic device through the communication module; and a data controller to receive information indicating (i) an amount of data erased from the receiving buffer by the second electronic device and (ii) a portable med…

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What does patent US9052841B2 cover?
According to one embodiment, an electronic device including, a communication module configured to transfer data, a controller configured to transmit data to the second electronic device through the communication module, and configured to temporarily hold the data in a receiving buffer of the second electronic device, and a data controller configured to receive free space information of the rece…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sato Jun, Watanabe Keiko, Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0679. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).