Portable data storage device

Details Portable data storage device Portable data storage device

2006-05-02

2006-05-02

Portka, Gary (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S103000, C711S154000, C711S164000, C710S105000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07039759

ABSTRACT:
A portable data storage device (10) includes a universal serial bus (USB) coupling device (1) and an interface device (2) is coupled to the USB coupling device (1). The portable data storage device (10) also includes a memory control device (3) and a non-volatile solid-state memory device (4). The memory control device (3) is coupled between the interface device (2) and the memory device (4) to control the flow of data from the memory device (4) to the USB coupling device (1).

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