Intelligent portable memory device with display
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1. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
- a first memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host, render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, and transform an image in the memory from a first image file format to a second image file format, wherein the portable memory device fits within a bounding box having first and second parallel surfaces separated by no more than 10.5 mm.
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Abstract
Roughly described, a portable, removable memory device also includes a display for rendering images stored in the memory device in standalone mode. The memory device has a standard attachment interface to enable attachment and communication with different kinds of hosts. It also includes at least sufficient intelligence to be able to transform image file formats to satisfy user preferences or the requirements of different hosts. The device can be used as an interchangeable memory card, and also as a simple and easy way of sharing digital images.
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1. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a first memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host, render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, and transform an image in the memory from a first image file format to a second image file format, wherein the portable memory device fits within a bounding box having first and second parallel surfaces separated by no more than 10.5 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times, at least one of the hosts being physically larger than the memory device;
a mounting system for rigidly attaching the memory device to each of the host at different times; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host, render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, and transform an image in the memory from a first image file format to a second image file format. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times; and
a controller operable to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link according to a first image file format while the portable device is in communication with the first host, render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, determine a second image file format suitable for a second one of the hosts, and communicate the image to the second host via the communication link according to the second image file format while the portable device is in communication with the second host. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times;
a receptacle for receiving a further memory device removable from the portable memory device; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in memory of the further memory device an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host and the further memory device is in communication with the portable memory device, render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory of the further memory device at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, and transform an image in the memory of the further memory device from a first image file format to a second image file format, wherein the portable memory device fits within a bounding box having first and second parallel surfaces separated by no more than 10.5 mm.
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93. A method for sharing an image, for use with a portable memory device having a substrate supporting a memory, a display and a controller, comprising the steps of:
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establishing communication between the memory device and a first host;
while the first host is in communication with the memory device, capturing an image through the first host and into the memory of the memory device, the image being communicated to the memory device according to a first file format;
removing the memory device from communication with the first host;
establishing communication between the memory device and a second host;
determining from the second host a second image file format suitable for the second host;
while the second host is in communication with the memory device and the first host is not in communication with the memory device, transferring the image from the memory to the second host in the second image file format; and
rendering the image on the display of the memory device while the memory device is not in communication with any host. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a first memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host, and render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, wherein the portable memory device fits within a bounding box having first and second parallel surfaces separated by no more than 10.5 mm, and wherein the display fills a major surface of the device. - View Dependent Claims (101)
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102. A portable memory device comprising a substrate supporting:
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a first memory;
a display;
a communications interface for establishing a user-severable communication link between the memory device and a plurality of different hosts at different times; and
a controller operable in response to user input to;
store in the memory an image received from a first one of the hosts via the communication link while the portable device is in communication with the first host, and render on the display an image represented in a file in the memory at least while the portable device is not in communication with any host, wherein the portable memory device fits within a bounding box having first and second parallel surfaces separated by no more than 10.5 mm, wherein the device has a major surface having major and minor dimensions, and wherein the display fills said major surface except for a border no wider than {fraction (1/16)} the size of said minor dimension. - View Dependent Claims (103)
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