Multi-level cell (MLC) dual personality extended fiber optic flash memory device

• US 8,061,905 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Super Talent Technology, Corporation
• Original Assignee: Supertalent Electronics, Inc.
• Inventors: Ma, Abraham, Nguyen, David, Shen, Ming-Shiang, Lee, Charles C., Yu, I-Kang
• Primary Examiner(s): N Le; Uyen Chau
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith; Chad
• Application Number:
  US12/111,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20080320207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,302 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 385/75
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07732 the record carrier having a housing or construction similar to well-known portable memory devices, such as SD cards, USB or memory sticks housings for electrical equipment in general, see H05K5/02

Abstract

A multi-level cell (MLC) dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive includes a MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector connected to a dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive and being removably connectable to a host. The connector is adaptable to receive electrical data and optical data. A transceiver, located on the flash drive, is operative to convert received electrical data to optical data or to convert received optical data to electrical data.

Claims

1. A multi-level cell (MLC) dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive comprising:

MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector connected to a dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive and removably connectable to a host, the connector adaptable to receive electrical data and optical data; and

a transceiver located on the flash drive and operative to convert received electrical data to optical data or to convert received optical data to electrical data.

2. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 1, including a connector substrate having a connector substrate front end and a connector substrate back end, and substrate contact fingers disposed substantially on a metal cover front side.

3. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 2, wherein the substrate contact fingers includes a first row contact fingers and a second row contact fingers at its connector substrate front end to allow the flash drive to interface with either a standard universal serial bus (USB) or an extended USB connector.

4. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 3, wherein the connector substrate is adapted to receive fiber optics protective sleeves at the connector substrate back surface of the front end.

5. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 4, further including fiber optic ferrules from the transceiver and connected to the MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector and operative to carry optical data therethrough.

6. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 4, wherein the MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) adapted to store the electrical and optical data.

7. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 4, wherein the MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector is adapted to connect to a MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic receptacle connector of a host to transfer electrical and/or optical data between the host and the flash drive.

8. A multi-level cell (MLC) dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive comprising:

MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector means connected to a dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive and removably connectable to a host, the connector means adaptable to receive electrical data and optical data; and

Transceiver means located on the flash drive and operative to convert received electrical data to optical data or to convert received optical data to electrical data.

9. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 8, including connector substrate means having a connector substrate front end and a connector substrate back end, and substrate contact fingers disposed substantially on a metal cover front side.

10. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 9, wherein the substrate contact fingers includes a first row contact fingers means and a second row contact fingers means at its connector substrate front end to allow the flash drive to interface with either a standard universal serial bus (USB) or an extended USB connector.

11. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 10, wherein the connector substrate means is adapted to receive fiber optics protective sleeves at the connector substrate back surface of the front end.

12. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 11, further including fiber optic ferrules means connected to the plug connector means and operative to carry optical data therethrough.

13. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 11, wherein the MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) means adapted to store the electrical and optical data.

14. The dual-personality extended fiber optic flash drive, as recited in claim 11, wherein the MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug connector means is adapted to connect to a MLC dual-personality extended fiber optic receptacle connector of a host to transfer electrical and/or optical data between the host and the flash drive.