Flash memory device within a business card
US7334725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/07733
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash memory device including a housing, having a form factor of a business card bearing printed information, a non-volatile memory within the housing, for storing digital information, and a connecting mechanism within the housing for a direct operational connection of the non-volatile memory to a host, such that the digital information stored in the non-volatile memory is accessible to the host via the connecting mechanism. At least one slit located within the housing provides a somewhat elastically bendable portion within the housing that includes the connecting mechanism. The scope of the invention also provides configuring the non-volatile memory to allow only an authorized party to access personal information stored in the non-volatile memory.
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