Storage medium for a cellular telephone
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1. A cellular telephone, comprising:
- a housing assembly; and
a Modular Hard Disk Drive (MHDD) storage medium slideably insertable and removable from the housing assembly, wherein the MHDD storage medium comprises a short-range wireless device for wirelessly transmitting media files to one of the cellular telephone or a computing device, 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 MHDD storage medium comprises a short-range wireless device for wirelessly transmitting media files to one of the cellular telephone or a computing device, 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, 21)
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12. 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 MHDD storage medium comprises a short-range wireless device for wirelessly transmitting media files to one of the cellular telephone or a computing device, 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 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 short-range wireless device for wirelessly transmitting media files to one of a cellular telephone or a computing device; a controller that manages read-write operations of the storage medium and communications between the MHDD and the 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 (19, 20)
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