Universal loader for portable electronic devices
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1. A loader for a memory card, capable of loading software onto a plurality of different types of portable electronic devices, comprising:
- a plurality of directories created in the memory card, each directory corresponding to a particular type of portable electronic device; and
a program located in each directory, wherein when the memory card is plugged into a particular type of portable electronic device, the program in the directory corresponding to the type of portable electronic device will execute automatically.
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Abstract
The various embodiments disclosed are generally directed towards systems and methods for loading software from a memory card on to a handheld electronic device. In one aspect of the invention, the memory card includes a plurality of directories, wherein each directory corresponds to a particular type of handheld electronic device. Further, each directory may include a program that the device may search for and execute automatically. The program may either install software onto the device'"'"'s memory, launch software from the device'"'"'s memory, or launch software from the memory card.
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1. A loader for a memory card, capable of loading software onto a plurality of different types of portable electronic devices, comprising:
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a plurality of directories created in the memory card, each directory corresponding to a particular type of portable electronic device; and
a program located in each directory, wherein when the memory card is plugged into a particular type of portable electronic device, the program in the directory corresponding to the type of portable electronic device will execute automatically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for setting up a memory card to be capable of supporting a plurality of types of portable electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
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creating a plurality of directories on the memory card, wherein each directory corresponds to a particular type of portable electronic device; and
installing a program in each directory, wherein when the memory card is inserted into a particular type of portable electronic device, the program in the directory corresponding to the particular type of portable electronic device will automatically launch.
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13. A method for preventing unauthorized copying of programs from a memory card, having data registers, inserted into a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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checking the data registers of the memory card; and
determining whether the data registers belong to an authentic memory card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product that includes a computer-usable medium having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process for preventing unauthorized copying of programs from a memory card, having data registers, inserted into a portable electronic device, said process comprising:
checking the data registers of the memory card; and
determining whether the data registers belong to an authentic memory card.- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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