Abstract: A system for displaying the volume label text of a storage apparatus and a method thereof is provided. The present system connects electrically the system interface to the storage apparatus and executes the transform program. The present method comprises starting up a storage apparatus, detecting whether a graph volume label information is loaded or not, checking the sort of the graph volume label information, checking whether the display text is based on a volume label format or not, checking whether the text code of the volume label matches or not, and displaying the graph information of the volume label. The present invention can utilize the fonts and the code of the fonts that are included in the application system, transforming them to the format that is compatible with the display unit of the storage apparatus, and saving it to a specified location in the storage apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silicon storage media, a controller and an access method thereof. The silicon storage media includes a memory module and a controller. A block is designated as a basic erase/write/save unit in the memory module. The controller includes a system interface electrically coupled to the computer system, a memory interface electrically coupled to the memory module, a data buffer for buffering data, and a data compression/decompression module electrically coupled to the data buffer via a bi-directional bus for compressing/decompressing data stored in the data buffer. Wherein, the data transmitted from the computer system to the data buffer is compressed to a data frame and one block of the memory module serves to save merely the data of one data frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silicon storage media controller to utility silicon storage media in accordance with a translation table and an address mapping module that comprise the information of preceding description bits of a data frame. When the process of reading and writing data is initially executing, the silicon storage media controller receives a data frame and refers the translation table and the address mapping module to increase the speed of data reading and updating, so that a translation table buffer and an address mapping module are provided for the controller. Additionally, those including memory block status, start address, data length, compression algorithm indicator, and parameter indicator are comprised in the preceding description unit that lead the data frame so as to establish translation table.

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 digital audio recording apparatus having call logging function is provided. The digital audio recording apparatus is connected to a telephone set as well as an external line for automatic detecting/capturing call log information and recording audio signals therewith. Furthermore, digitized audio signals are saved in a portable storage media, e.g. a memory card, via the digital audio recording apparatus. Larger capacity and higher flexibility of data storage are thus provided, and the filing of call logs is properly managed as dialogue time is clocked.

Abstract: The present invention describes a storage apparatus with a function for displaying volume information with at least one built-in storage medium or connecting to at least one outside storage medium, which has a reference block to save the distribution of volume resource. The storage apparatus has an analysis control module, a display unit and a display driving interface. The analysis control module is used to read the reference block and scan the storage medium data to analyze the usage situation, and obtaining latest storage volume information and transmit a display start signal to the display driving interface. Then the display driving interface triggers the display unit, which can display the storage volume information. Therefore, the storage apparatus possesses processing function about volume information and reduces the load of the application system end. The display unit is a bistable display unit that can display on-line, off-line or power off.

Abstract: A card reader, and a bridge controller and a data transmission method thereof are provided. The card reader comprises a silicon storage device connector and a bridge controller. The bridge controller further comprises a silicon storage device interface, a system interface, a microprocessor, a cache buffer, an allocation table buffer, and a transmission buffer. With the cooperation of the cache buffer and the allocation table buffer, the present invention can pre-save data in the cache buffer by using the data accessing address mapping table stored in the allocation table buffer, so as to improve the cache hit ratio and the data transmission speed.

Abstract: A silicon storage apparatus, a controller and a data transmission method thereof are disclosed. The storage apparatus comprises a solid-state storage medium and a controller. The controller further comprises a system interface, a memory interface, a processor, a cache buffer area, an allocation buffer area and a transmission buffer. By the cooperation of the cache and the allocation table buffer area, the data not required by the system terminal are stored in the solid-state storage medium for improving the cache request hit rate. Therefore, the times of searching the solid-state storage medium is reduced and the transmission performance is increased.

Abstract: A MS Silicon Card with bi-interface comprises a silicon card and a USB converting device; wherein the silicon card has MS memory card transfer interface with standard specifications and a circuit board with microcontroller and erasable memory media, USB converting device has at least one slot and a USB interface, and the slot can receive the said silicon card, USB interface can connects with the peripheral device, the converting device detects and determines automatically if the MS transfer interface or USB interface are supported by the system allowing the data to store and read in the MS memory card of erasable memory media.

Abstract: A controller with small memory card interface switch USB interface, the controller at least comprises a small memory interface connecting with small memory card electric interface in information appliances, an electric interface for imitating standard small memory card, microprocessor of instruction group and communication protocol and an USB interface for connecting with USB memory device; the controller enable the small memory card interface in information appliances to access the pocket disk and relative memory device connecting with USB interface by proper transfer mechanism.

Abstract: This invention provides a device combining a slim CD-ROM drive and a flash memory card drive, which utilizes the unused space in a slim CD-ROM drive to mount a flash memory card socket to form a combined device. It comprises of a seat with the first containing space and the second containing space. The first containing space hosts a circuit board and a driving unit, a standard CD-ROM drive with a panel on the front and the panel has a opening against the second containing space, a flash memory socket in the second containing space and its slot faces against the said opening of the panel. The socket can hold multi types of flash memory cards, including SD, MMC, and MS cards. Furthermore, there are multi PINs in the socket and they are connected to the circuit board on one end and contact the flash memory card on the other end to support access to the flash memory card.

Abstract: A large volume storage device includes a circuit board, a power supply unit, storage media and a socket. The power supply unit is connected to the circuit board. The storage media is connected to the circuit board via a transmission interface. The socket has a shared container to hold and access a memory card. Once the memory card is inserted into the socket, the circuit board can convert instructions and control program of the memory card to those capable of being identified with the storage media and information can be transmitted to or backed up on the storage media.

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 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 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 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: 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: 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 mass storage for wireless communication uses a simulation memory card inserted in a digital device and a storage capable of receiving wireless communication signals to conduct information transmission; wherein the simulation memory card has a memory card connector, a memory card controller and a wireless communication interface module to receive the digital device for transmitting and storing commands through the wireless communication interface. The memory card controller simulates the standard memory card input and output as well as the communication protocol to receive commands of the digital device and data transmission; it also controls the storage via the wireless communication interface module to access the stored data.