System and apparatus for accessing and transporting electronic communications using a portable data storage device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a unitary portable data storage device having a universal serial bus (USB) connector adapted to the storage device, the device capable of being directly connected to a personal computer via the connector;
and memory, the memory having an email program residing therein capable of accessing a remote server via a computer connected to a network.
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Abstract
A portable memory device is provided that is capable of easy connection to a personal computer via a universal serial bus (USB) port or similar port (i.e., firewire). Stored to the memory of the device are an email program and certain information necessary to access an email account (i.e., email account username and password, post office protocol (POP) and simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) information). Email is accessed by connecting the portable memory device to a personal computer that is connected to a network and executing the email program residing on the portable memory device. Embodiments of the present invention thus provide a highly convenient, secure system and apparatus for users to access, view, save, send and transport electronic communications.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a unitary portable data storage device having a universal serial bus (USB) connector adapted to the storage device, the device capable of being directly connected to a personal computer via the connector;
and memory, the memory having an email program residing therein capable of accessing a remote server via a computer connected to a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a unitary portable data storage device that can fit substantially in a closed fist having a universal serial bus (USB) connector adapted to the storage device, the device capable of being directly connected to a personal computer via the connector;
and memory, the memory having an email program residing therein capable of accessing a remote server via a computer connected to a network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of accessing and viewing email messages, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) connecting a portable data storage device to the communication port of a personal computer via a universal serial bus;
(c) executing an email program residing on the portable storage device;
(d) contacting an email server via a network; and
(e) transmitting email account data from the storage device to the email server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of transporting and viewing electronic communications, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transporting a portable data storage device to a personal computer;
(b) connecting the portable data storage device directly to a communication port of the personal computer via a universal serial bus (USB);
(c) executing an email program residing on the portable storage device; and
(d) accessing and presenting for viewing by the user the email messages stored in the memory of the portable data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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