Ethernet communication system and method based on MMC/SD interface

US9503309B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9503309-B2
Application numberUS-201113823852-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 15, 2011
Priority dateSep 17, 2010
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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The present invention is directed to an Ethernet communication method and system which are based on the MMC/SD interface. In the invention, the communication system includes at least one master device and at least one slave device, the at least one master device and the at least one slave device are connected via MMC/SD interface and communicate with each other on the Ethernet. The Ethernet communication method and system disclosed herein enables the device with the MMC/SD interface to act as a node in the network, and thus greatly expanding the application domain of such devices.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An Ethernet communication system based on a multimedia card/secure digital memory card (MMC/SD) interface, comprising: at least one master device and at least one slave device, wherein the at least one master device and the at least one slave device are connected through the MMC/SD interface and communicate with each other over an Ethernet configured network, and each of the at least one master device includes a master controller, a master communic…

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What does patent US9503309B2 cover?
The present invention is directed to an Ethernet communication method and system which are based on the MMC/SD interface. In the invention, the communication system includes at least one master device and at least one slave device, the at least one master device and the at least one slave device are connected via MMC/SD interface and communicate with each other on the Ethernet. The Ethernet com…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chai Hongfeng, Zhou Zhongguo, Lu Zhijun, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L29/10. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 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).