Portable memory module, and method of portable data transfer
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1. A portable memory module comprising:
- at least one memory device;
a transmitter/receiver circuit for (i) wirelessly receiving data communicated to said module and (ii) wirelessly transmitting data from said module; and
a controller in communication with said at least one memory device and said transmitter/receiver circuit for storing data in said memory device received by said transmitter/receiver circuit and for returning data from said memory device for transmission by said transmitter/receiver circuit from said module.
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Abstract
A portable memory module facilitates the transfer of data between various processor systems without the need for a physical connection between any of the processor systems and the memory module. The portable memory module includes at least one memory device and a transmitter/receiver circuit for wirelessly (i) receiving data communicated to the memory module and (ii) transmitting data from the memory module. The memory module not only is portable, but is significantly smaller, faster, and easier to use than conventional external hard drives, tape devices, and Zip drives.
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1. A portable memory module comprising:
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at least one memory device;
a transmitter/receiver circuit for (i) wirelessly receiving data communicated to said module and (ii) wirelessly transmitting data from said module; and
a controller in communication with said at least one memory device and said transmitter/receiver circuit for storing data in said memory device received by said transmitter/receiver circuit and for returning data from said memory device for transmission by said transmitter/receiver circuit from said module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A processor system for communicating with a portable memory module, said processor system comprising:
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at least one memory device;
a transmitter/receiver circuit for (i) wirelessly receiving data communicated to said system and (ii) wirelessly transmitting data from said system; and
a controller in communication with said at least one memory device and said transmitter/receiver circuit for storing data in said memory device received by said transmitter/receiver circuit and for returning data from said memory device for transmission by said transmitter/receiver circuit from said system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for the portable transfer of data, said portable data transfer system comprising:
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(a) a first processor system comprising;
at least one first processor system memory device;
a first processor system transmitter/receiver circuit for (i) wirelessly receiving data communicated to said first processor system and (ii) wirelessly transmitting data from said first processor system; and
a first processor system controller in communication with said at least one first processor system memory device and said first processor system transmitter/receiver circuit for storing data in said memory device received by said transmitter/receiver circuit and for returning data from said memory device for transmission by said transmitter/receiver circuit from said first processor system; and
(b) a portable memory module comprising;
at least one memory module memory device;
a memory module transmitter/receiver circuit for (i) wirelessly receiving data communicated to said module and (ii) wirelessly transmitting data from said module; and
a memory module controller in communication with said at least one memory module memory device and said memory module transmitter/receiver circuit for storing data in said memory device received by said transmitter/receiver circuit and for returning data from said memory device for transmission by said transmitter/receiver circuit from said module. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42)
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36. A method of portable data transfer, said method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting data from a processor system to a portable memory module; and
receiving with said portable memory module said data transmitted from the processor system and storing said received data at said memory module. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43)
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44. A portable memory module comprising:
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at least one memory device;
a receiver for receiving data wirelessly transmitted to said receiver; and
a controller for controlling the storage of data received by said receiver in said memory device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A portable memory module comprising:
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at least one memory device;
a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data stored in said at least one memory device from said module; and
a controller for reading data from said memory device and controlling the transmission of data by said transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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