Abstract: A storage control apparatus capable of analyzing volume information and a control method thereof is provided. The present storage device controller comprises a volume information analysis module, volume information memory, a display device interface and a power regulation circuit to display the volume information on the display device through the display device interface so that a user can independently read the storage medium and analyze the volume information, regardless of whether it is connected or disconnected.

Abstract: A method of setting a storage device that a storage management program is built in an application system is used to set a disk label of the storage device and without specially developed application program is set between the application system and the storage device. Some command codes are set as default in the storage device to detect whether the disk label of the storage device is set by the application system includes command codes or not to execute operations are set by the command codes so as to operate the storage device.

Abstract: A universal micro memory card has a unique common transmission interface designed according to USB specifications, USB pins and data transmission pins. The universal micro card detects what type a system interface connected to it is and the initialization signals are sent from the system end via the USB pins (D+ and D?). Further, the universal micro card is switched to the corresponding working mode. In this way, the universal micro memory card enables signal transmission from/to different memory card systems via the common transmission interface.

Abstract: An Express Card interface adapter for desktop computers, laptop computers or portable electronic devices such as personal digital assistant (PDA) that allows an Express Card interface device to use an universal serial bus (USB) interface system. The Express Card interface adapter includes an Express Card interface connector unit, a voltage adjusting circuit and an USB interface connector unit. The voltage adjusting circuit reduces the power source voltage provided by the USB interface system to a voltage suitable for operating the Express Card interface device.

Abstract: A communication protocol for multi-functional mini-memory cards is disclosed. Data is transferred through semi-duplex process and four bitstreams of data being transferred in parallel. A CLK signal is used as a base clock in data transfer. Each clock has four bits of data being transferred in parallel. In each bitstream, data is transferred as data packages. Endpoints are used as the data source and data sink in a transmitting end and a receiving end, respectively. A data package includes start bits, package identification codes, communication endpoints; data length, payloads, package status codes, data formats; and end bits.

Abstract: This invention provides a universal flash memory card bank structure that can host various memory cards, comprising of an adaptor bank, a chassis, a top plate, and a bottom plate. The adaptors in the adaptor bank have sockets to host different memory cards. The adaptor bank is fixed on the chassis, and the sockets of it face against corresponding holes in the front of the chassis. The chassis with the adaptor bank is enclosed under the top plate and the bottom plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated device for reading, which can integrate card reader with disk driver without changing the size of frame of prior disk driver, and can be installed where the prior disk driver is originally installed so that the card reader becomes a standard device for the computer. Therefore, practicability, functionality and value can be increased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional flash memory drive mainly comprising a main body and an expansion slot for flash memory card; said flash memory drive is designed into a form similar to an U-disk, and the main body has a transmission interface similar to an USB or IEEE1394 plug at an appropriate position to connect to the external equipment end to access data; said expansion slot on the main body is designed to use with one or a plurality of external memory cards to expand the storage capacity; said main body has a circuit board electrically connected to said transmission interface and expansion slot; said circuit board has a main controller, which may play digital audio (MP3, WMV, etc.) and/or detect and determine the type of the memory cards inserted in said expansion slot and/or process signals transmitted between said transmission interface and said external equipment end. In that way, said flash memory drive achieves multi functions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data processing device with projection imaging function, at least comprising a main body; said main body has an optical scanning mechanism that may scan any planar data page and an internal operation module for said optical scanning mechanism; said data processing device is featured with: a projection mechanism that may display data in a light projection way is disposed at an appropriate position of said main body; said projection mechanism has a projection lens, which may display image data obtained through scanning or any other form of data converted on the basis of said image data on any spatial plane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a common connector structure, which is a die-molded close receptacle with a socket to hold and fix different types of memory cards at different times. Said receptacle comprises of a set of leaf springs at both sides of the socket to detect and control the memory card inserted in the socket. A multiple of guiding and halt-protection elements are mounted at both sides of the socket to avoid miss-insertion of the memory card. Wherein, a multiple of rows/sets of Pins of different types are embedded on the baseboard in sequence, and the Pins extrude a little bit from the receptacle at one end to contact the corresponding interface jacks of the memory card; while they rises from the baseboard vertically to at the other end.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device available for increasing storage capacity, mainly comprising a controller and at least a solid-state storage medium; wherein said controller has at least a interface that may be connected to an external system, a microprocessor processing system instructions, and a memory interface communicates to said solid-state storage medium (media); said controller, through an appropriate compressing/decompressing mechanism, compresses original data transferred from the external system to minimized data in 1/N ratio and write it to said solid-state storage medium (media), in order to achieve more storage capacity in said solid-state storage medium (media).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a storage device with optimal compression management mechanism, mainly comprising a controller and at least a solid-state storage medium; where said controller at least has a system interface that may be connected to an external system end, a microprocessor processing system instructions, and a memory interface communicating with said solid-state storage medium; said controller detects and distinguishes the type of raw data to be stored, chooses the compression algorithm and associated parameters most suitable for the raw data, and then compresses the raw data into minimized data in the optimal compression ratio and writes the compressed data into said solid-state storage medium; in that way, the storage device may boost the storage capacity of said solid-state storage medium without increasing physical memory of said solid-state storage medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device capable of increasing transmission speed, comprising at least a controller and at least a solid state storage medium; wherein said controller has at least an internal system interface that may be connected to an external system end, a microprocessor that processes system instructions, and a memory interface communicates with said solid-state storage medium; a data compression module is devised between said system interface and said memory interface and is used to compress the raw data transferred from the system interface into compressed data; said data compression module is equipped with multi-tiered front-end data caches and rear-end data caches between the system interface and the memory interface; said front-end data caches and rear-end data caches are arranged as caches to store raw data transferred from the system interface and compressed data to be transferred to the memory interface, in order to implement parallel operation among raw data transmission, c

Abstract: A card switch device comprises a base plate and a base frame at least, and the base plate is electrically connected to a socket on the side thereof. The base frame has a groove retaining contact elements of memory cards of not less than two standards. Thus, the card switch device can provide use for one or more memory cards.

Abstract: A micro card and the passive commutate device suitable for micro card, wherein the micro card is a micro card designed in a theory of micro and is configured with micro controller and substrate of repeating read-write memory and transmit part connect electrically with the substrate. The transmit part of the micro card is designed into a universal interface to support the transfer of sign of interface of various application device. The micro card link with a pre-set passive commutate device, a first standard interface disposed on the passive commutate device. The first standard interface is for memory card interface, and connect electrically with universal interface and couple with memory card of application device. By micro card sense automatically, judge the interface type supported by the passive commutate device to switch to corresponding work model to save outer date to repeating read-write memory of micro card.

Abstract: A universal micro memory card having a unique common transmission interface designed according to USB specifications and equipped with both USB pins and data transmission pins; said universal micro card detects the type of system interface connected to it with the initialization signals sent from the system end via the USB pins (D+ and D−), and then switches to the corresponding working mode; in that way, said universal micro memory card enables signal transmission from/to different memory card systems via said common transmission interface.

Abstract: A multi-specification read/write signal transmission module for silicon disks, it is provided on the center of a “U” shaped base with a partitioning plate, an upper and a lower lid, so that the base is formed therein a first and a second receiving chamber. The first receiving chamber is provided therein at least with a vertically contacting pin set, and the second receiving chamber is provided therein at least with a horizontally contacting pin set, in order that when silicon disks with different specifications are individually inserted into the first or the second receiving chamber, they can contact respectively with the vertically contacting pin set or the horizontally contacting pin set. In this way, the module of the present invention can suit all the silicon disks.

Abstract: A digital image recording device in which images are taken in different phases and can be coupled to form a panoramic photograph through a control unit with image processing software, including a main body, a lens, a display unit and a storage unit. The main body is designed to be rotatable relative to the lens for taking a photograph in different phases. A control unit with image processing software is set in the main body for combining the plurality of separate still images into a single panoramic photograph or panorama.

Abstract: The XD memory card adapter of the present invention is comprised of an adapter board, a first pin set, a second pin set and a plurality of connecting lines; it can be used in cooperating with a memory card reading/writing device. The memory card reading/writing device has at least an insertion slot having therein a memory card electric interface, and is characterized by that: the adapter board can be inserted into the insertion slot to make connection of the first pin set with the memory card electric interface in the insertion slot; and the adapter board is provided on the side in opposition to the first pin set with the second pin set, the first pin set is connected with the second pin set via the connecting lines.

Abstract: A silicon disk drive with few slots for plural disks capable of being built in or externally connected with a main frame of a computer or any digital product, it satisfies the requirements of consumers of various groups of people by the function of reading and writing silicon disks (portable memory cards). The silicon disk drive provides a slot to suit insertion of SM, MM, MS and SD cards, and provides another slot to suit insertion of Type I, Type II or Type I CF card, or Type II or Type III PCMCIA card, in this way, data in the files of any of the above silicon disks can be read and written. And it can be assisted with provision of the design of the IDE/ATAPE, USB or 1934 delivery unit, in order that the silicon disk drive having a single slot or two slots not only for reading and writing on and for insertion of the now available silicon disks, but also for solving the long pending problems of confusing, misleading and being subjected to damage of the conventional techniques with more than three slots.