Enhanced digital data collector for removable memory modules
First Claim
1. A method of operating a portable, hand-held digital camera picture image data transfer and repository device, said data transfer and repository device including within a hand-held housing which can be comfortably held in a user'"'"'s palm:
- a port for coupling said portable repository device to a user'"'"'s computer, a mass storage device having a storage capacity of at least one gigabyte for storing picture image data, an input/output interface coupled to said mass storage device for use in transferring image data between said mass storage device and a user'"'"'s computer, at least one user interface key, and an LCD display, said method comprising the steps of;
receiving picture image data previously captured from a camera and stored in a camera memory;
querying a user for information identifying a directory of a plurality of files stored in said camera memory;
creating a counterpart to said directory in said mass storage device;
copying said directory and said plurality of files stored in said camera memory into said mass storage device embodied within said repository device; and
displaying picture image data on an LCD display embodied within said repository device.
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Abstract
A hand-held battery powered data transfer and repository device for transferring data between one or more flash memory modules and a large capacity digital storage device, which may be either external or internal to the device. The device includes one or more slots to accept a flash memory module into a housing which includes processing and logic circuitry disposed within the housing for transferring data between the flash memory module and the large capacity digital storage device. Ports are disclosed for transferring data between the repository and data transfer device to a host device, which may be a wide range of digital appliances including a digital computer, a digital camera, a camcorder or a personal digital assistant.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a portable, hand-held digital camera picture image data transfer and repository device, said data transfer and repository device including within a hand-held housing which can be comfortably held in a user'"'"'s palm:
- a port for coupling said portable repository device to a user'"'"'s computer, a mass storage device having a storage capacity of at least one gigabyte for storing picture image data, an input/output interface coupled to said mass storage device for use in transferring image data between said mass storage device and a user'"'"'s computer, at least one user interface key, and an LCD display, said method comprising the steps of;
receiving picture image data previously captured from a camera and stored in a camera memory;
querying a user for information identifying a directory of a plurality of files stored in said camera memory;
creating a counterpart to said directory in said mass storage device;
copying said directory and said plurality of files stored in said camera memory into said mass storage device embodied within said repository device; and
displaying picture image data on an LCD display embodied within said repository device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a port for coupling said portable repository device to a user'"'"'s computer, a mass storage device having a storage capacity of at least one gigabyte for storing picture image data, an input/output interface coupled to said mass storage device for use in transferring image data between said mass storage device and a user'"'"'s computer, at least one user interface key, and an LCD display, said method comprising the steps of;
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