Credit card sized USB flash drive
US7344072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/0488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash memory mass storage drive stores user files in a convenient credit card sized drive. Embodiments function as both a credit card and a mass storage drive. Communication may be through a host interface connector such as a USB connector, a magnetic interface, a smart card interface, and/or a near field communication interface. In certain embodiments the drive comprises a portion that is sufficiently thin to be swiped through a standard credit card, ATM, or point of sale device. The USB connector of the drive can easily be plugged into even a crowded receptacle of a host computing device.
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