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Electro-optical display for a digital data storage device

  • US 5,745,102 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1997
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for visually displaying information indicative of data stored on a nonvolatile storage medium of a secondary data storage device, wherein the data stored on the nonvolatile storage medium is accessed only via an external data access device, said apparatus for displaying the information when the secondary data storage device is not coupled to the external data access device, the apparatus comprising:

  • receiving means, mechanically coupled to the secondary data storage device, for receiving, from the external data access device, information indicative of the data stored on the nonvolatile storage medium of the secondary data storage device;

    memory means, mechanically coupled to the secondary data storage device and coupled to the receiving means, for storing the received information and for providing a digital signal representing the information; and

    display means, mechanically coupled to the secondary data storage device and coupled to the memory means, for receiving and displaying the digital signal representing the information such that information indicative of the data stored on the nonvolatile storage medium can be viewed when the secondary data storage device is not coupled to the external data access device.

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