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SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING DATA STORED TO A PORTABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE

  • US 20060259652A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2006
  • Published: 11/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A unitary portable data storage device comprising:

  • a universal serial bus (USB) plug integral to the storage device, the device capable of being directly connected to a USB port of a host platform via the plug such that there is an immediate connection between the storage device and the host platform without cable interconnection;

    a non-removable flash memory having a first storage capacity; and

    a data compression engine, the data compression engine capable of compressing data for storage in the flash memory so that the capacity of the flash memory exceeds the first storage capacity.

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