Multi-access solid state memory devices and a telephone utilizing such

• US 7,433,712 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Issued: 10/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Modu Limited (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Teicher, Mordechai, Moran, Dov
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson, Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dao, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US10/359,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20040157638A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,070 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/558, 455/565
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/15 Protecting or guiding telephone cords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A mobile telephone device, comprising, an enclosure; a plurality of hardware components that provide the functionality of a cellular telephone or a satellite telephone, at least some of said components being inside or on said enclosure; a solid state non-volatile storage system inside of said enclosure; and a directly accessible connection for said storage system, adapted to connect to an external host system.

Claims

1. A method of accessing files stored on a telephone, comprising:

attaching the telephone to a host computer using a connection of said telephone; and

automatically recognizing said telephone as a hard-disk-like device by said host computer;

accessing one or more files on said hard disk device by said host; and

automatically changing access privileges to at least part of a storage area on said telephone responsive to said attachment.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection comprises a USB connector.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection comprises a local wireless connection.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein accessing comprises manually initiating the copying of files.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein accessing comprises automatically initiating the copying of files.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more accessed files is a personal settings file used for personalization of an application on said host.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein said personal settings file is used for personalization of an application on said telephone.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein accessing comprises marking for processing.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said processing comprises deletion.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein said processing comprises transmission.

11. A method according to claim 1, comprising:

transferring one or more instructions or files to said telephone from said host.

12. A method according to claim 11, comprising transferring one or more files from said host to said telephone.

13. A method according to claim 11, comprising transferring one or more instructions from said host to said telephone.

14. A method according to claim 13, comprising:

automatically carrying out said one or more instructions after a disconnection of said telephone from said host.