TH24467B - Portable storage and recording devices that can be directly connected to a computer's USB port. - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (22/07/45) Disclosure systems and methods for capturing image and / or sound information that process image and / or sound information and store the processed image and / or sound information. The system includes a portable device with a digital camera to capture. Image and / or audio data, an integrated circuit with a microprocessor to process image data. And / or audio and non-volatile memory for storing data, image and / or sound processed from the most commonly used processing operations, the data is converted to a standard compatible file format. Compatible and recognizable by the platform Host to which the portable device may be attached. After converting to format Standard file Data may be stored in non-volatile memory or uploaded. Directly to the hosting platform Systems and methods are disclosed for capturing image and / or audio information, which processes image and / or sound information, and storing the processed image and / or sound information. The system includes a portable device with a digital camera to capture. Image and / or audio data, an integrated circuit with a microprocessor to process image data. And / or audio and non-volatile memory for storing data, image and / or sound processed from the most commonly used processing operations, the data is converted to a standard compatible file format. Compatible and recognizable by the platform Host to which the portable device may be attached. After converting to format Standard file Data may be stored in non-volatile memory or uploaded. Directly to the hosting platform

Claims (13)

1. A portable device capable of operating on a host platform, whereby the portable device shall have the following components: a connector for connecting the portable device to the host platform's serial bus; non-volatile memory that communicates with such connector; a digital camera integrated with the non-volatile memory for capturing image and/or audio data, where the non-volatile memory shall be able to store such image and/or audio data; and a microprocessor for formatting such image and/or audio data into a standard image and/or audio file format compatible with the host platform, at least. 2. Portable devices as defined in Claim 1, where the non-volatile memory includes flash memory. 3. A portable device as defined in Claim 1, whereby such device can be connected to the USB port of the host platform. 4. Portable devices as specified in Claim 1, whereby the standard image file format shall include the JPEG file format. 5. Portable devices as specified in Claim 1, whereby the standard image file format shall include the GIF file format. 6. Portable devices as specified in Claim 1, whereby the standard image file format shall include the PICT II file format. 7. Portable devices as specified in Claim 1, whereby the standard image and/or audio file formats shall include the MPEG file format. 8. A portable device as described in Claim 1, which also includes a control circuit, a power supply for receiving power from the host platform and providing such power to the portable device components. 9. Portable devices as defined in Claim 1, which also include a power source for powering the components of the portable device. 10. A portable device capable of operating as a host platform, whereby the portable device comprises: a connector for attaching the portable device to the host platform's serial bus; non-volatile memory that communicates with such connector; a digital camera for capturing image and/or audio data, whereby the non-volatile memory can store such image and/or audio data; a flexible communication cable for connecting the digital camera to the non-volatile memory, whereby the flexible communication cable allows the digital camera to move within the non-volatile memory; and a microprocessor for formatting such image and/or audio data into at least a standard image and/or audio file format compatible with the host platform. 11. The method for capturing video and/or audio data and uploading it to the host platform involves using a portable device compatible with the host platform to perform the following steps: (a) capturing video and/or audio data; (b) digitizing the video and/or audio data captured in step (a); (c) processing the digitized video and/or audio data from step (b) into a standard video and/or audio file format compatible with the host platform; and (d) uploading the video and/or audio data to the host platform via its serial port. 12. The method for capturing audio and/or visual data specified in claim 11, which also includes the procedure (e) for storing such audio and/or visual data in negative, movable memory. 13. The method under claim 11 and including the method of verification whereby the operator seeks access to data on the medium of the portable device for storage, whereby procedure (a) includes the arrangement of the visual and/or audio identifying data through the digital camera of the portable device and the method also includes the following steps: comparing the visual and/or audio data portion with at least a template stored in memory and granting access to the data if the visual and/or audio identifying data matches the stored template when the comparison is made.