[PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE WITH AUTO-EXECUTABLE PROGRAM]

• US 20070112979A1
• Filed: 11/16/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phison Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Phison Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Peng, Yi-Hung
• Application Number:
  US11/164,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

A portable storage device with auto-executable program is provided. The portable storage device comprises a microcontroller, a transmission interface, a triggering device and a memory. The triggering device is connected to the microcontroller and the memory is electrically connected to the microcontroller. After connecting the portable storage device to a host end, the host end automatically runs a control program of the memory and installs the control program in the host end. While the control program senses signals generated by the triggering device, the control program will execute an application program of the host end according to a type of signal.

Claims

1. A portable storage device with auto-executable program, comprising:

a microcontroller;

a transmission interface, electrically connected between a host end and said microcontroller for transmitting data;

a triggering device, electrically connected to said microcontroller; and

a memory, electrically connected to said microcontroller, comprising a data-storing block and an application program block, wherein said application program block comprises an auto-executable control program, wherein when said portable storage device is electrically connected to said host end, said control program stored in said application program block of said memory is automatically executed and installed in said host end, and said control program senses a signal generated by said triggering device and controls said host end to execute an application program according to a type of said signal.

2. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said memory comprises an EROM (electrically programmable read only memory), an EEROM (electrically erasable read only memory), an EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory), an EERPOM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), a FLASH (flash memory), an AND-flash memory, a OR-flash memory, a NAND-flash memory or a HDD (hard disk drive).

3. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said application program block is in ISO9660 format.

4. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said data-storing block comprises a FAT (file allocation table) or a NTFS (NT file system).

5. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said transmission interface comprises a wired transmission interface or a wireless transmission interface.

6. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 5, wherein said wired transmission interface comprises an IEEE1394 (institute of electrical and electronic engineers standard bus interface), USB (universal serial bus), SATA (serial advanced technology attachment), IDE (integrated device electronics) or SCSI (small computer standard interface).

7. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 5, wherein said wireless transmission interface comprises Infrared, Bluetooth, ZigBee or WiFi.

8. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said triggering device comprises a key switch, a micro-switch, a connective proximity switch, a touch tone switch, a voltage switch, a capacitor switch or a mechanical switch.

9. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said triggering device generates various types of signal according to triggering time period or frequency.

10. The portable storage device with auto-executable program according to claim 1, wherein said control program enables a user to set up a corresponding relationship between said type of said signal and said application program of said host end.