1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method for easy identification, and more particularly, to a storage device having an indicator which can be easily identified.
2. Description of Related Art
Flash memory cards are widely used in people's daily life to store data or transfer data from one place to another. A flash memory card can be assigned a name by a user beforehand so that the flash memory card can be recognized by the name by a computer as soon as the flash memory card is connected to the computer. However, if the flash memory card is not given a name by the user beforehand, as the flash memory card is connected with the computer, a name would be automatically assigned to the flash memory card by the computer, such as “DISK1”, “DISK2” or the like. If two or more flash memory cards without being particularly named by the user are simultaneously connected to the computer, the user will be confused and cannot easily tell which name is for which flash memory card.
What is needed, therefore, is a storage device and a method for easy identification which can overcome the limitations described above.
Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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The shell 10 may be made from plastic, metal or other suitable materials. The shell 10 is rectangular and has two opposite faces 11 and four lateral faces 13 connected between the two opposite faces 11. The shell 10 has an opening (not shown) defined in one lateral face 13 thereof for extending the plug 12 out of the shell 10. The plug 12 can be inserted into corresponding ports (such as Universal Serial Bus) of a computer to connect the flash memory card to the computer. The storage cell 30 is used for storing data input into the flash memory card. The indictor 41 may be an LED or other suitable light sources which can emit light with various different colors. The indicator 41 extends though one of the two opposite sides 11 of the shell 10 to be exposed out of the shell 10 so that the indicator 41 is visible from an outside of the shell 10. The controlling unit 20 is connected to the indictor 41 via a circuit 21. The controlling unit 20 can change the color of the light emitted from the indicator 41 in response to a signal delivered to the flash memory card.
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It is understood, the flash memory card is used as an example in the embodiment of the present disclosure; however, other storage devices, such as hard disk driver, digital music player, mobile phone, memory stick, are also suitable for the present disclosure.
It is believed that the present disclosure and its advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being preferred or exemplary embodiments.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201010592382.3 | Dec 2010 | CN | national |