GB2391352A - Portable flash memory backup device - Google Patents

Portable flash memory backup device Download PDF

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GB2391352A
GB2391352A GB0305683A GB0305683A GB2391352A GB 2391352 A GB2391352 A GB 2391352A GB 0305683 A GB0305683 A GB 0305683A GB 0305683 A GB0305683 A GB 0305683A GB 2391352 A GB2391352 A GB 2391352A
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Chia-Che Hu
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LOYALTY FOUNDER ENTPR CO Ltd
Loyalty Founder Enterprise Co Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0602—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/0604—Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management
    • G06F3/0607—Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management by facilitating the process of upgrading existing storage systems, e.g. for improving compatibility between host and storage device
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/14—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation
    • G06F11/1402—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying
    • G06F11/1446—Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data
    • G06F11/1456—Hardware arrangements for backup
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0628—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems making use of a particular technique
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    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
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    • G06F3/0679—Non-volatile semiconductor memory device, e.g. flash memory, one time programmable memory [OTP]

Abstract

A portable data backup device. The device has a flash memory reader to read digital data from a flash memory card, an input unit for producing a control signal, a backup unit for storing digital data, and a control unit coupled to the input unit. The device can read digital data from the flash memory card and store it to the backup unit after receiving the control signal.

Description

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PORTABLE DATA BACKUP DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
5 Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to a storage device.
In particular, the present invention relates to a portable data backup device.
Description of the Related Art
Flash memory cards are popularly applied in digital cameras, notebook computers, MP3 players, PDAs and the like, but are is IS expensive. The portable consumer electrics device cannot store data when memory space within the portable consumer electrics device is full. At this time, data stored in the memory must be backed up or deleted. For example, if the memory space of a digital camera is full, the user must back up data to a computer 20 host with a reading device such as a memory card reader or PC card. Thus, users must carry several memory cards when away from the computer host to back up any significant amount of data.
Furthermore, the price of memory cards is high.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Itisan object of the present invention to provide a portable data backup device to back up digital data from a flash memory
card to writeable media without requiring the presence of a computer host.
According to the above object, the portable data backup device of the present invention comprises a flash memory reader 5 to read digital data from a flash memory card, an input unit for producing a control signal, a backup unit for storing digital data, and a control unit enabling the flash memory reader to read the digital data from the flash memory card and store it to the backup unit after receiving the control signal.
10 In the present invention, the portable data backup device further comprises a player unit to play or display the digital data stored in the flash memory card or in the backup unit.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig.lisadiagram of the portable databackup device according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in Fig.1, a portable data backup device 10 has a flash memory reader 20 to read digital data from a flash memory card21, aninputunit30forproducinganenablingcontrolsignal, a backup unit40forstoring digitaldata,acontrolunit50coupled 25 to the input unit 30, the flash memory reader 20 and the backup unit 40 enabling the flash memory reader 20 to read the digital data from the flash memory card 21 end then store it in the backup unit 40 after receiving the enabling control signal.
The flash memory reader 20 is a single or multi-port flash 30 memory reader accepting or more flash memory cards to read the
digital data stored thereon. The flash memory card 21 may be a compact flash memory card, multimedia card, secure digital memory card, smart memorycard,memorystickormicro driver card, storing digital data such as audio files, MPEG files, MP3 music 5 files or JPG photo files, and the like.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 30 is a keypad to produce an enabling control signal. The backup unit40isprovidedwithanintegrateddriveelectronicsinterface (IDE interface), and may be a CD-ROM, CD-R or RW, hard disk, DVD 10 writer or combo drive.
The control unit 50 is a microprocessor enabling the flash memory reader 20 to read the digital data stored in the flash memory card 21 and then store the digital data into the backup unit 40 directly without using a personal computer.
15 Further, the portable data backup device 10 further has a player unit 20 coupled to the control unit 50 to play or display the digital data stored in the flash memory card 21 or in the backup unit 40. The player unit 20 has a multimedia decoder 64 coupled to the control unit by a RS232 interface and an image 20 encoder 62 coupled to the multimedia decoder 64. For example the multimedia decoder 64 can decode MP3 music files stored in theflashmemorycard21orinthebackupunit40into audio signals to output to a speaker or the like. Additionally, the portable date backup device 10 of the presentinvention can play or display 2s music files as recordable media player or a MP3 player.
The image encoder 62 is coupled to the multimedia decoder 64 to encode the decoded digital data therefrom and output it to a display. For example, the image encoder 62 encodes MPEG files or JPG files which decoded by the multimedia decoder 64 30 into video signals to a LCD, TV, or CRT monitor.
Theportable data backup devicelOfurtherhasa remote control unit 70 and a universal serial bus (USB) interface coupled to the control unit 50. The portable data backup device 10 can also connect to an external computer host by the universal serial bus 5 interface such that the externalcomputer host can play or display and read the digital data stored in the flash memory card 21 and backup unit 40. The remote control unit 70 controls the player unit 60 to play or display the digital data stored in the flash memory card or in the backup unit 40 remotely.
10 In the portable data backup device of the present invention, when a flash memory card 21 is put into the flash memory reader 20 end en enabling control signal isinput through the input unit by user, control unit 50 reads the digital data from the flash memorycard21andwritesintothebackupaccordingtotheenabling 15 control signal. Consequently, the portable data backup device of the present invention can back up the digital data stored in a flash memory into recordable media when the user cannot use a computer host. Moreover, the present invention can back up digital data stored in a flash memory card without any computer 20 apparatus or additional flash memory cards, thereby increasing convenience. Further, theenablingcontrolsignalfromthecontrol unit50 enables theplayerunit60toplayor display stored files.
The control unit 50 also allows integration of JPG files and audio files into MPEG fore. As well, the control unit 50 Can 25 integrate background sounds into the audio files. The control
unit 50 of the digital backup device further can display the integrated files in a predetermined manner. If the audio files are set to be displayed one at a time, the images are switched by the remote control unit 70. The control unit 50 can further 30 set the switching time between files displayed continuously. The
present invention can also rotate and zoom on the images with the remote control unit 70.
The present invention can integrate JPGimage files and audio filesintoMPEG form and back up the new files to recordable media s without requiring any computer apparatus, and the written files can be played or displayed in any of the conventional ways.
Finally, while the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed 10 embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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Claims (18)

  1. I CLAIMS
  2. 2 What Is Claimed Is:
    4 l. A portable data backup device, comprising: 5 aflashmemoryreadertoreaddigitaldatafromaflashmemory 6 card; 7 an input unit for producing a control signal; 8 a backup unit for storing digital data; and 9 a control unit coupled to the input unit, the flash memory 10 reader and the backup unit enabling the flash memory reader to 11 read the digital data from the flash memory card and store it 12 to the backup unit after receiving the control signal.
    1 2. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim l, 2 further comprising a player unit coupled to the control unit for 3 play or displaying the digital data stored in the flash memory 4 card or in the backup unit.
    1
  3. 3. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 2, 2 further comprising a unit enabling remote control of the player 3 unit toplayor display the digital date storedin theflashmemory 4 card or in the backup unit.
    1
  4. 4. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 2, 2 wherein the player unit composes: 3 amultimediadecodercoupledtothecontrolunitfordecoding 4 the digital data storedin the flash memory card and backup unit; 5 and
    6 animage encoder coupled to the multimedia decoder to encode 7 the decoded digital data from the multimedia decoder to image 8 data. 1
  5. 5. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 4, 2 wherein the multimedia decoder is coupled to the control unit 3 by a RS232 interface.
    2
  6. 6. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 further comprising a USB interface for connection to an external 4 computer host.
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  7. 7. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the control unit further reads the digital data from the 4 flash memory card, performing conversion of same into MPEG form s and subsequent storage in the backup unit. -
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  8. 8. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 7, 3 wherein the control unit further adds background audio effects
    4 to the converted digital data in MPEG form.
    2
  9. 9. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the digital data is audio data.
    2
  10. 10. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the digital data is MPEG data.
    2
  11. 11. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the digital data is MP3 data.
    2
  12. 12. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the digital data is JPG data.
    2
  13. 13. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the flash memory card is a compact flash card, multimedia 4 card, secure digital memory, smart memory card, memory stick, S or micro driver card.
    2
  14. 14. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the backup unit is a CD writing device.
    2
  15. 15. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the backup unit is a hard disk.
    2
  16. 16. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the backup unit is a DVD writer.
    2
  17. 17. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the backup unit is a combo driver.
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  18. 18. The portable data backup device as claimed in claim 1, 3 wherein the control unit is coupled to the backup unit by an IDE 4 interface.
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