A STORAGE DEVICE RECEIVING COMMANDS AND DATA REGARDLESS OF A HOST
First Claim
1. A storage device that is connectable to a host, the storage device comprising:
- a memory device;
an input device operative to receive an input signal from a host of the storage device and from a separate signal source unassociated with the host, regarding selective use or modification of digital contents stored or to be stored in the memory deice, the input device being configured to receive the input signal autonomously, without the input device notifying the host of its activity; and
a controller responsive to an input signal received from the input device for managing storage of one or more digital contents on the storage device, the managing including (i) determining a command from an input signal received from the input device, (ii) determining one or more digital contents to which the command pertains, and (iii) performing an operation on the determined digital contents based on the command.
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Abstract
A storage device includes an input device for receiving data and commands directly from a user, without the storage device reporting to or notifying of the storage device activities that result from the received data and received commands. The user may visually-code the commands for the storage device, or s/he may transfer the commands to the storage device as voice commands or as vibration-induced commands. A command transferred by the user to the storage device specifies to the storage device a set of one or more digital contents that are (to be) stored in the storage device, and an operation that is to be performed on the set of one or more digital contents. A command may instruct the storage device to irreversibly caption a set of one or more digital photos by using a caption picture or caption data, or to associate a voice tag to these digital photos.
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29 Claims
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1. A storage device that is connectable to a host, the storage device comprising:
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a memory device; an input device operative to receive an input signal from a host of the storage device and from a separate signal source unassociated with the host, regarding selective use or modification of digital contents stored or to be stored in the memory deice, the input device being configured to receive the input signal autonomously, without the input device notifying the host of its activity; and a controller responsive to an input signal received from the input device for managing storage of one or more digital contents on the storage device, the managing including (i) determining a command from an input signal received from the input device, (ii) determining one or more digital contents to which the command pertains, and (iii) performing an operation on the determined digital contents based on the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of managing storage of digital contents on a storage device, the method comprising:
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by a controller of a storage device connectable to a host, receiving an input signal from an input device of the storage device regarding selective use or modification of digital contents stored or to be stored in a memory deice of the storage device, the input signal being received from the host or from a signal source unassociated with the host autonomously, without the input device notifying the host of its activity; in response to the input signal, determining a command from the input signal; determining one or more digital contents to which the command pertains; and performing an operation on the determined digital contents based on the command. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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