REMOVABLE MEMORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
A method and structure manage a database. A first device that includes data is coupled to a second device that includes metadata relating to the data. The second device is removed from the first device and the metadata is modified. The second device is again coupled to the first device and the modified metadata on the second device modifies the data on the first device.
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a structure and associated method to manage a database.
2. Related Art
A database typically includes data and metadata for the data on the same device. Managing the database requires a user to perform management functions directly on the device that includes the data and the metadata. These devices are typically awkward in the support of performing complicated management functions. Thus there is a need for a simplified structure and method to manage a database.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention provides an electrical structure, comprising:
a first device comprising data, wherein the first device is coupled to a second device, wherein the second device comprises metadata relating to the data in the first device, and wherein the second device is adapted to be removed from the first device.
The present invention provides an electrical structure, comprising:
a second device, wherein the second device is coupled to a first device, wherein the first device comprises data, wherein the second device comprises metadata relating to the data in the first device, wherein the first device does not comprise the metadata, and wherein the second device is adapted to be removed from the first device.
The present invention provides a method to manage a database, comprising:
providing a first device coupled to a second device, wherein the first device includes data and metadata relating to the data, wherein the second device includes the metadata, and wherein the second device is adapted to be coupled to a third device;
removing the second device from the first device and coupling the second device to a third device that is not coupled to the first device;
using the third device to modify the metadata on the second device;
removing the second device from the third device and coupling the second device to the first device; and
updating the metadata on the first device with the modified metadata in the second device.
The present invention provides a method to manage a database, comprising:
providing a first device having data, wherein the first device is coupled to a second device, wherein the second device comprises metadata relating to the data in the first device, wherein the first device does not comprise the metadata, and wherein the second device is adapted to be coupled to a third device;
removing the second device from the first device and coupling the second device to a third device that is not coupled to the first device;
using the third device to modify the metadata on the second device;
removing the second device from the third device and coupling the second device to the first device.
The present invention provides a method to manage a database, comprising:
providing a first device coupled to a second device, wherein the first device includes data and metadata relating to the data, wherein the second device includes the metadata, and wherein the second device comprises a memory device, a CPU, an instruction set, an input device, and an output device;
removing the second device from the first device;
modifying the metadata on the second device;
coupling the second device to the first device;
updating the metadata on the first device with the modified metadata on the second device.
The present invention provides a method to manage a database, comprising:
providing a first device coupled to a second device, wherein the first device includes data and metadata relating to the data, wherein the second device includes the metadata, and wherein the second device comprises a memory device, a CPU, an instruction set, an input device, and an output device;
removing the second device from the first device;
modifying the metadata on the second device;
updating the metadata on the first device with the modified metadata on the second device.
While embodiments of the present invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, many modifications and changes will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to encompass all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit and scope of this invention.
Claims
1. An electrical structure comprising: a first device comprising data, a second device operative to connect to the first device, wherein the second device comprises metadata relating to the data in the first device, and a third device operative to connect to said second device, wherein the third device is operative to modify the metadata on the second device when connected to the second device.
2. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of audio data and video data.
3. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the first device includes metadata, and wherein the metadata on the second device comprises a copy of the metadata on the first device.
4. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the second device comprises memory, a central processing unit (CPU), software, an input device, and an output device.
5. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the second device is adapted to interface with a third device, wherein the third device is adapted to be used to modify the metadata on the second device when the second device interfaces with the third device.
6. The electrical structure of claim 5, wherein the third device is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal organizer, and a mobile telephone.
7. The electrical structure of claim 5, wherein the modified metadata is adapted to modify the data.
8. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the second device is selected from the group consisting of a compact flash card, a memory stick, a secured digital memory card, a multimedia memory card, a memory within a mobile telephone, a memory within a contactless smart card, a wireless device and a computer disc.
9. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the first device is a personal video recorder set top box.
10. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the metadata is adapted to be modified on the second device when the second device is not connected to the first device.
11. An electrical structure comprising:
- a second device, wherein the second device is coupled to a first device, wherein the first device comprises data, wherein the second device comprises metadata relating to the data in the first device, and wherein the second device is adapted to be removed from the first device.
12. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of audio data and video data.
13. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the first device includes metadata, and wherein the metadata on the second device and the metadata on the first device are the same metadata.
14. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the second device comprises memory, a central processing unit (CPU), software, an input device, and an output device.
15. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the second device is adapted to be wirelessly interfaced with a third device, wherein the third device is adapted to be used to modify the metadata on the second device when the second device is wirelessly interfaced with the third device.
16. The electrical structure of claim 15, wherein the third device is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal organizer, and a mobile telephone.
17. The electrical structure of claim 15, wherein the modified metadata is adapted to modify the data.
18. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the second device is selected from the group consisting of a compact flash card, a memory stick, a secured digital memory card, a multimedia memory card, and a computer disc.
19. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the first device is a personal video recorder set top box.
20. The electrical structure of claim 11, wherein the metadata is adapted to be modified on the second device.
21-37. (canceled)
38. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the connection between the second device and the first device comprises a wireless link.
39. The electrical structure of claim 1, wherein the second device comprises memory, a central processing unit (CPU), software, and a transceiver capable of forming a wireless link with the first device.
40. The electrical structure of claim 15, wherein the third device is connected to the Internet.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 19, 2008
Publication Date: Oct 1, 2009
Applicant: NXP B.V. , (Eindhoven)
Inventor: Sheau-Bao NG (WAYLAND, MA)
Application Number: 12/274,266
International Classification: G06F 7/00 (20060101); G06F 12/00 (20060101);