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Universal serial bus device including a USB connector and a transmitter

US7765341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2004
Grant dateJul 27, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/79
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive comprising a controller including a USB interface and a nonvolatile computer readable medium interface. The USB flash drive may also comprise a nonvolatile computer readable medium in communication with the nonvolatile computer readable medium interface and storing data and a USB connector in communication with the USB interface. The USB flash drive may also comprise a transmitter for transmitting at least a portion of data from the nonvolatile computer readable medium to an external device external to the USB flash drive. The transmitter may be substantially simultaneously operable with the USB connector, may send a modulated data signal, and/or may send the at least portion data in a compressed format.

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