Portable data storage device and packaging method
US7775443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable data storage device (such as a USB flash drive) including a housing shaped to facilitate a reversible packaging of at least one such portable data storage device into an object having a shape of a ring, preferably having dimensions of a standard CD ROM, a non-volatile memory within the housing for storing digital information, and a connecting mechanism protruding from the housing for reversibly operationally connecting the non-volatile memory to a host. The housing includes a mechanism for reversibly packaging together the portable data storage device to other such portable data storage devices. The scope of the invention also includes a method of distributing such portable data storage devices.
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