Abstract An electronic apparatus of the present invention provides a plurality of equipping portions to be equipped with a memory card for storing a plurality of information, detect means for detecting the equipping portion equipped with the memory card from among the plurality of equipping portions, memory means for previously storing corresponding relationships between the equipping portion to be equipped with the memory card and one of information of the plurality of information stored in the memory card and select means for reading out the corresponding relationship from the memory means in response to the detection of the detect means and for selecting the corresponding one of information in the memory means in response to the corresponding relationship, which the apparatus allows it possible to easily select the information from among the plurality of information stored in the memory card with a simplified structure.
Inventors
👤 Takao Ishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-26 14:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1297
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a memory card for storing a plurality of information portions; a plurality of identifiers coupled to said memory card; detect means for detecting the identifiers; memory means for storing relationships between each of the identifiers and a corresponding one of the plurality of information portions stored in said memory card; and select means for reading out said corresponding relationship from said memory means in response to the detection of said detect means and for selecting the corresponding one of information portions in said memory means in response to said corresponding relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a memory card for storing a plurality of information portions; a plurality of identifiers coupled to said memory card; detect means for detecting the identifiers; memory means for storing relationships between each of the identifiers and a corresponding one of the plurality of information portions stored in said memory card; and select means for reading out said corresponding relationship from said memory means in response to the detection of said detect means and for selecting the corresponding one of information portions in said memory means in response to said corresponding relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electric apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising reading means for reading out the corresponding one of information selected by the select means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electronic apparatus of claim 1 or 2 wherein said memory card is an emulation card having a plurality of emulation programs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electronic apparatus of claim 1 or 2 wherein said memory card is a font card having a plurality of font data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electronic apparatus of claim 1 or 2 wherein said electronic apparatus is a printing apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein said identifiers are connectors.