Abstract: A MegaSIM adapter is disclosed allowing a MegaSIM card to be used in a standard card slot, such as an SD or MicroSD card slot, of a host device.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory interface device contains first, second, and third communication interfaces configured for first, second, and third protocols, respectively. The device also contains a memory controller that selectively communicates between the first and second communication interfaces, and between the first and third communication interfaces. The device also contains a receptacle that can receive a removable non-volatile memory card and electrically connect the card to the second and third communication interfaces. The first communication interface may be a Universal Serial Bus Interface and may be in communicatively coupled to a USB connector. The second communication interface may be an ISO 7816 interface. A communications adapter is an enclosure containing a receptacle that can receive a non-volatile memory card and a USB connector. The USB connector is communicatively coupled with the non-volatile memory card in the receptacle.

Abstract: A method for using a video content recording apparatus with syntax for video content recording parameters is disclosed. In one preferred embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising the acts of receiving video content, receiving a removable memory device, receiving a code formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order, and recording the video content onto the removable memory device in accordance with the values of the video content recording parameters specified by the code. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.

Abstract: A method for using a video content recording apparatus with electronic program guide functionality is disclosed. In one embodiment, a video content recording apparatus receives a removable memory device storing electronic program guide data, displays an electronic program guide that uses the electronic program guide data, and records, onto a removable memory device, video content selected using the electronic program guide. In another embodiment, a video content recording apparatus receives a removable memory device storing a scheduled recording file and records, onto a removable memory device, video content specified by the scheduled recording file. In yet another embodiment, a video content recording apparatus receives electronic program guide data, displays an electronic program guide that uses the electronic program guide data, and records, onto a removable memory device, video content selected using the electronic program guide.

Abstract: A method for using a video content recording apparatus with card-slot-specific recording is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising selecting one of a plurality of inputs based on information about video content, and recording the video content onto a removable memory device received by the selected one of the plurality of inputs. In another embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving, via a graphical user interface, a designation from a user of one of a plurality of inputs for recording video content comprising specified video content information and selecting one of the plurality of inputs based on information about the video content. In yet another embodiment, a method is provided comprising recording video content onto a first removable memory device received by a first one of a plurality of inputs and, after the first removable memory device is full, recording video content onto a second removable memory device received by a second one of the plurality of inputs.

Abstract: A video content recording apparatus with card-slot-specific recording is disclosed. In one embodiment, a video content recording apparatus is provided comprising an input configured to receive video content; a plurality of inputs, each configured to receive a removable memory device; and circuitry operative to select one of the plurality of inputs to record the video content based on information about the video content. In another embodiment, a video content recording apparatus is provided comprising circuitry operative to display a graphical user interface on the display device, the graphical user interface allowing a user to designate one of the plurality of inputs for recording video content comprising specified video content information. The circuitry is further operative to select one of a plurality of inputs to record video content based on information about the video content.

Abstract: A video content recording apparatus with electronic program guide functionality is disclosed. In one embodiment, a video content recording apparatus is disclosed comprising circuitry operative to receive electronic program guide data; operative to display, on a display device, an electronic program guide that uses the electronic program guide data; and operative to record, onto a removable memory device, video content selected using the electronic program guide. The electronic program guide data can be received from a removable memory device. In another embodiment, a video content recording apparatus is disclosed comprising circuitry operative to receive a scheduled recording file from a removable memory device and further operative to record, onto a removable memory device, video content specified in a scheduled recording file. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.