Flash Memory Cell Phone With Integrated Male And Female Connectors
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1. A cell phone comprising:
- at least one housing operatively enclosing a keyboard, a display and cell phone circuitry;
a male connector at least partially enclosed by the housing; and
a female connector at least partially enclosed by the housing and configured to mate with the male connector, wherein;
the cell phone circuitry includes a flash memory and means for enabling data to be transferred to or from the flash memory via the male and female connectors; and
at said one of said connectors is configured to mate with a mating connector of another device for transferring data to or from the flash memory.
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Abstract
The invention is a cell phone (1) having a housing (3) operatively enclosing a keyboard K, a display D and cell phone circuitry C. A male USB connector (9) is at least partially enclosed by the housing (3) and a female USB connector (11) is at least partially enclosed by the housing (3). The cell phone circuitry C includes flash memory (13) and circuitry (15, 17) for enabling data to be transferred to or from the flash memory (13) via the male and female USB connectors (9 and 11).
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18 Claims
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1. A cell phone comprising:
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at least one housing operatively enclosing a keyboard, a display and cell phone circuitry; a male connector at least partially enclosed by the housing; and a female connector at least partially enclosed by the housing and configured to mate with the male connector, wherein; the cell phone circuitry includes a flash memory and means for enabling data to be transferred to or from the flash memory via the male and female connectors; and at said one of said connectors is configured to mate with a mating connector of another device for transferring data to or from the flash memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transferring data to/from a cell phone having integral male and female connectors from/to a device having a connector configured to mate with one of the connectors of the cell phone, the method comprising:
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mating one of the connectors of the cell phone with the mating connector of the device; and causing data to transfer from the cell phone to the device, or vice versa, via the mated connectors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A cell phone comprising:
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an enclosure; a male USB connector at least partially received within the enclosure; a female USB connector at least partially received within the enclosure; a flash memory disposed in the enclosure; and means disposed in the enclosure for transferring data to or from the flash memory via at least one of the male USB connector and the female USB connector when said connector is mated with a female USB connector or a male USB connector, respectively, of another device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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