Electronic device for providing self-adapting services depending on the platform of the host equipment with which it is connected

摘要

An electronic device having one or more services made available to a host equipment with which it is connected. The device automatically adjusts the access capability to the services made available depending on the software platform available within the host equipment. The electronic device may include a platform identifier operating on data exchanged with the host equipment to identify the platform. The electronic device may be an electronic storage device providing access capability for reading/writing to memory, wherein the access capability is adapted to the host equipment. A memory may be partitioned into areas of memory dedicated to first and second types of software platforms available within the host equipment, and an area independent of the type of software platform. A memory may also be operated to list services authorized for a given platform, wherein a reference to this memory may be contained in a reserved memory.

主权项

1. An electronic device (1) of mass memory type presenting available service applications based on a software platform of a host equipment (2) wherein at least one service application is made available to the host equipment (2) for access from the electronic device (1), the electronic device comprising:
a memory (11) storing the at least one service application which can be used by the host equipment (2); a communication means (13) allowing a connection to the host equipment (2); an access controller (12) to manage and make available to the host equipment (2) the at least one service application; a software platform identifier (14) to identify a software platform (21) available within the host equipment (2); wherein: the memory (11) is partitioned into at least three areas of memory, a first area (11-1 and 11-2) being dedicated to a first type of software platform (21) available within the host equipment (2), a second area (11-3 and 11-4) being devoted to a second type of software platform (21) available within the host equipment (2), and a third area (11-5 and 11-6) being independent of the type of software platform (21) available within the host equipment (2); and wherein the access controller (12) automatically adjusts an access capability (11a) to service applications provided to the host equipment, depending on the platform identified by the software platform identifier (14) by presenting only one of the first and second areas of the memory and the third area of the memory to the host equipment depending on whether the platform identified is the first type of software platform or the second type of software platform.