US 7,454,568 B2
Memory card authentication system, capacity switching-type memory card host device, capacity switching-type memory card, storage capacity setting method, and storage capacity setting program
Hiroyuki Moro, Ome (Japan)
Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/313,780.
Application 11/313780 is a continuation of application No. 10/647291, filed on Aug. 26, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. P2002-245875 (JP), filed on Aug. 26, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0097061 A1, May 11, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G11C 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 711—115  [235/492] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capacity switching-type memory card, which is connectable to a host device, the memory card comprises:
a storage element configured to include a first storage area applying a first file system and a second storage area applying a second file system; and
a controller configured to switch a capacity expression accessed by the host device, between a first capacity expression and a second capacity expression exceeding the first capacity expression.