CREDIT CARD SIZED USB FLASH DRIVE
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1. A credit card system comprising:
- a body having the width of a standard credit card;
a mass storage non volatile memory that is operably connected to transfer data between the memory and outside of the card with a first set of contacts commonly accepted by a female receptacle of host computing devices; and
a cover carried by the card and rotatable by hand between at least first and second positions about an axis extending across a width of the card, the first set of contacts being covered when the cover is in the first position and exposed for insertion into the female receptacle when the cover is in the second position.
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Abstract
A flash memory mass storage drive stores user files in a convenient credit card sized drive. Embodiments function as both a credit card and a mass storage drive. Communication may be through a host interface connector such as a USB connector, a magnetic interface, a smart card interface, and/or a near field communication interface. In certain embodiments the drive comprises a portion that is sufficiently thin to be swiped through a standard credit card, ATM, or point of sale device. The USB connector of the drive can easily be plugged into even a crowded receptacle of a host computing device.
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1. A credit card system comprising:
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a body having the width of a standard credit card;
a mass storage non volatile memory that is operably connected to transfer data between the memory and outside of the card with a first set of contacts commonly accepted by a female receptacle of host computing devices; and
a cover carried by the card and rotatable by hand between at least first and second positions about an axis extending across a width of the card, the first set of contacts being covered when the cover is in the first position and exposed for insertion into the female receptacle when the cover is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An enclosed electronic circuit card, comprising:
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a first portion having a predominately rectangular shape with the width of a credit card and a length;
a second portion rigidly connected to the first portion and having a rectangular shape with a width less than that of the first portion, a set of contacts positioned on an outside surface thereof at an end of the second portion; and
a cover hinged to the first portion of the memory card in a manner to be rotatable by hand about an axis extending across the width of the card between at least a first position that covers the second set of contacts and a second position that exposes the second set of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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