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1. Field
This application relates to IPHONE mobile phone and IPOD media player peripherals, specifically to a peripheral device which stores data.
2. Prior Art
Data-intensive applications for the IPHONE mobile-phone and IPOD media player such as PodCasts have increased memory usage at a great rate. Thus, many users are exhausting the built-in memory. These users seek additional memory for their devices. There is no peripheral device that provides a storage solution for these IPOD media player and IPHONE mobile phone users.
100 device
110 dock pass-through connector
111 optional microSD slots
112 8 pin dock connector for connection to the IPHONE mobile phone
Hardware Form Factor (Encasement)
The Form Factor (Encasement) is shown in the drawings:
Hardware Contents (System of Electrical Circuits)
The contents of the above packaging will contain any number of the following electrical components as well as any other electrical components which might be necessary for operation:
The software of the storage device will contain any number of the following items as well as any other software that might be necessary for operation of the storage device:
The software of the host (IPOD media player or IPHONE mobile phone) will contain any number of the following items as well as any other software that might be necessary for operation of the host with the storage device:
In operation one uses the storage device 100 as an attachment to the IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player. The storage device and host software allow the user to record content, store it on the storage device, retrieve the content in a secure way, and display/play the content on the host device. The user may install the host software by downloading it from the Internet. Or, the software may come pre-loaded on either the host or the storage device. Multiple hosts will be able to operate with the same card (device) in accordance with security and digital rights management.
The Pass-through Connector 110 allows the user to connect additional devices (such as chargers) to the IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player while keeping the storage device attached and operational.
The optional microSD slots 111 allow the user to insert microSD cards into the storage device and record content, store it on the microSD cards, retrieve the content from the microSD cards in a secure way, and display/play the content from the microSD cards on the host IPOD media player or IPHONE mobile phone device.
From the description above, it is evident that users who need additional memory for their IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player now have a peripheral storage device which allows the user to record content, store it on the storage device, retrieve the content in a secure way, and display/play the content on the host device. Previously, these users had no way of extending the memory capabilities of their IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player.
Accordingly, the reader will see that content makers (makers of video, music, maps, etc.) application makers (makers of games, GPS, live broadcasting, etc.) are no longer limited by the hardware present on the IPHONE mobile phone and IPOD media player. Instead, content makers and application makers are now liberated to fully leverage the IPHONE mobile phone and IPOD media player platform. Users, too, are freed from the limitations inherent to their IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player device. As Moore's law continues to enable more and more memory, controller, and data transmission speed, and greater software power for this peripheral device, there is virtually no limitation to the types of content and applications that can be used with the IPHONE mobile phone and IPOD media player. The devices that have changed the world have now reached their maximum potential to content makers, application makers, and users alike!
This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 13/158,809 filed 13 Jun. 2011, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 12/581,768 filed 19 Oct. 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,228,670, which claims priority from Provisional Application No. 61/106,809 filed 20 Oct. 2008. Thus this application claims benefit of priority for the filing date of the provisional application No. 61/106,809 for all subject matter common to both applications.
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