STORAGE MEDIUM FOR A CELLULAR TELEPHONE
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1. A cellular telephone, comprising:
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a Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD) storage medium slideably insertable and removable from the housing assembly, wherein the housing assembly, comprises;
a wireless transceiver that exchanges messages with a communication system; and
a controller that manages operations of the wireless transceiver and the MHDD storage medium.
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Abstract
A storage medium for a cellular telephone is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a cellular telephone having a housing assembly, and a Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD) storage medium that couples to the housing assembly as an integral portable accessory unit. The housing assembly can have a wireless transceiver that exchanges messages with at least one among a plurality of cellular base stations, and a controller that manages operations of the wireless transceiver and the MHDD storage medium. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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21 Claims
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1. A cellular telephone, comprising:
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a housing assembly; and a Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD) storage medium slideably insertable and removable from the housing assembly, wherein the housing assembly, comprises; a wireless transceiver that exchanges messages with a communication system; and a controller that manages operations of the wireless transceiver and the MHDD storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cellular telephone, comprising:
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a housing assembly; and a Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD) storage medium that couples to the housing assembly as an integral portable accessory unit, wherein the housing assembly, comprises; a wireless transceiver that exchanges messages with at least one among a plurality of cellular base stations; and a controller that manages operations of the wireless transceiver and the MHDD storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD), comprising:
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a storage medium having at least one or more spinnable platters comprising magnetic material; a communications interface; a controller that manages read-write operations of the storage medium and communications between the MHDD and a cellular telephone; and a housing assembly that houses the foregoing components and modularly couples the MHDD to the cellular telephone as an integral portable accessory unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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