Abstract: A portable digital image and sound recording device of structural improvement comprising: a main body and a control unit; wherein a transfer interface is installed in or connected with the main body at a proper position for transferring data, a control unit is set inside main body and connected with the transfer interface for transferring the recorded data of main body to external storage device to be stored as backup data.

Abstract: An improved memory transfer device includes an outer body and a transfer module disposed in the outer body. The outer body defines a insert groove on one side and encases a transfer module, one side of the insert groove corresponding to a transfer model groove insert end. The insert end extends and defines plural groove positions for accepting at least one memory card. The character of the present invention is that one of the plural groove positions accepts and uses an xD memory card.

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.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a high-speed serial bus power supply device to connect a 4-PIN cable receptacle and a USB interface socket on a notebook. It includes a first connector, which is a common 6-PIN cable receptacle and can be connected to an appropriate interface; a second connector, which is a 4-PIN cable plug connected to the first connector and can be inserted into the said 4-PIN cable receptacle of the notebook; and a USB plug, which is also connected to the first connector and can deliver power to the serial port through said USB interface socket which is connected to the notebook.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tray-style flash memory drive that can be embedded in or externally connected to a computer system or a digital electronic product to enable the computer system or digital product to access various memory cards (flash memory cards). The flash memory drive includes a case, a base in the case, and a tray that can on the base. A circuit board is provided in the case, and the circuit board has a signal transmission unit and a plurality of contacts. A plurality of terminals is provided at the bottom of the tray. When the tray slides out of the base, and a memory card is placed in it, the terminals contact the I/O pins of the memory card. When the tray slides backward into the base, the terminals contact the contacts on the circuit board electrically. Thus, data stored in the memory card can be transmitted via the transmission unit.

Abstract: The tray-type connecting module for electronic memory cards of the present invention is comprised of a base placed on an electric circuit board and a tray openable and closable by sliding on the base for opening and closing. Wherein the bottom of the base is provided with a plurality of through holes in opposition to a plurality of connecting points on the electric circuit board. The bottom of the tray is provided in corresponding to the through holes with a plurality of pins; when the tray is moved to slide for opening in order to receive an electronic memory card, the pins contact with the input/output pins on the electronic memory card; and when the tray is moved to slide for closing, the pins of the tray are in alignment with the through holes, and are electrically connected with the connecting points on the electric circuit board via the through holes.

Abstract: A memory card converting device mainly has a base with one lateral side thereof formed as an inserting end; from the inserting end to the inner portion of the base, a slot is disposed by overlapping the spaces for receiving memory cards of different standards, such as a smart media card, a multimedia card, a secure digital card and a memory stick card. Those memory cards utilize the sharing slot to convert and read the data signals between the memory card and said converting device. The main feature of the present invention is that a slot is defined in said slot for receiving an XD memory card thereby extending the application of said converting device to support memory cards of different standards.

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: A double interface SD flash memory card includes a SD flash memory card and a USB adaptor. The SD flash memory card has a standard SD card interface and a circuit, which has a microprocessor and flash memories. The microprocessor has at least a SD interface socket and a USB plug. The SD interface socket can be inserted with a SD flash memory card and the USB plug can be connected to other information devices. A USB bus interface circuit is built in the microprocessor and an interface detection and switching circuit is built in the microprocessor too to detect and switch the SD bus interface circuit or the USB bus interface circuit. The microprocessor can detect, identify, and support SD interface or USB interface. When a signal is sent from the SD card interface or the USB card interface, the microprocessor will switch the circuit and relevant electronic elements in the circuit board to support the SD card or the USB card to access the data in the flash memories in the card.

Abstract: This invention provides a double-interface adaptor for memory cards, comprising of a double-interface adapter that can access the information stored in a memory card and a USB interface assembly that can be connected to the double-interface adapter. The double-interface adapter has a PCMCIA/CF interface and a USB interface, and it utilizes an interface detection & selection circuit and a controller to switch to the correct system interface selected.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a backup device with a flash memory drive embedded, thereof, a flash memory drive is effectively integrated with a backup device with a control unit in it, which enables bidirectional data transmission between the flash memory card(s) and the backup device, in turn the data is stored in storage medias such as recordable disks (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM) and/or hard disk.

Abstract: This invention relates to a large volume storage device with a memory card-adapting interface to transfer data from/to digital electronic devices with a second socket. The said storage device comprises of a circuit board, a power supply unit connected to the circuit board to deliver power to the said storage device, a storage media connected to the circuit board through a transfer interface, and an simulated card adapting interface that has a standard plug structure on one end to connect the said large volume storage device to the said socket and a interface cable on the other end, which is connected to the circuit board. With the help of the operating interface (display, browse, or delete) of the said digital electronic device, the standard instructions and control commands of the simulated card can be translated into instructions and control commands that can be identified by the storage device through the simulated card-adapting interface, in order to transfer data from the card to the storage device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tray-style flash memory drive that can be embedded in or externally connected to a computer system or a digital electronic product to enable the computer system or digital product to access various memory cards (flash memory cards), said flash memory drive comprises a case, a base in the case, and a tray that may slide or close on the base, wherein there is a circuit board in the case, and the circuit board has a signal transmission unit and a plurality of contacts. There is a plurality of lugs on the bottom of the tray. When the tray slides and opens, and a memory card is placed in it, the lugs will contact the I/O pins of the memory card on their top surfaces. When the tray slides backward and closes, the lugs will contact the contacts on the circuit board on their bottom surfaces electrically. Thus data stored in the memory card can be input and output via the transmission unit through the I/O pins of the memory card, the lugs on the tray, and the contacts.

Abstract: The portable CD player and burner is provided for integrating a CD-ROM player and a video/acoustic player used respectively on two different systems including a computer and a video/acoustic household electric appliance at the terminal of a device. The portable CD player and burner mainly is comprised of a housing, a CD reading/writing unit, an operating unit, a main board, a multiplexer, a CPU, a memory unit, a signal converting unit and at least an output/input unit. When a CD is placed in, signals can be transmitted to the systems of the computer or the video/acoustic household electric appliance, or the data of the computer can be transmitted to the CD reading/writing unit by using the above stated elements for outputting and inputting respectively.

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: This invention provides a tray-style memory card connector comprising of a base and a main body that can slide smoothly on the base. The base has a plug structure on one end, which has a guide groove on each side. There is a retracting structure on the base, and when it is pressed down, the main body will separate from the base. There is a container on the said main body to contain a memory card. At each side of the container there is a groove. A slide rail is mounted between the groove and the guide groove. In this way, the main body can slide smoothly on the base.

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 tray-type connecting module for electronic memory cards of the present invention is comprised of a base placed on an electric circuit board and a tray openable and closable by sliding on the base for opening and closing. Wherein the bottom of the base is provided with a plurality of through holes in opposition to a plurality of connecting points on the electric circuit board. The bottom of the tray is provided in corresponding to the through holes with a plurality of pins; when the tray is moved to slide for opening in order to receive an electronic memory card, the pins contact with the input/output pins on the electronic memory card; and when the tray is moved to slide for closing, the pins of the tray are in alignment with the through holes, and are electrically connected with the connecting points on the electric circuit board via the through holes.

Abstract: A combined flash memory card structure includes a circuit board with one or more flash memories and a controller. The controller is used to support, control the flash memories to exchange data with the system end. The main feature of this invention lies in that a rack structure includes a top cover, a bottom and the circuit board. The front end of the rack forms a tapered rectangular plate with multiple interface pins to support the data exchange between the flash memories thereof and the system end via a USB interface or an interface thereof.

Abstract: A combined flash memory card driver can be built in or externally connected to a computer or any other digital product to meet consumers' needs for data storage with the flash memory cards. The combined flash memory card driver provides a kind of universal socket suitable for SM, MMC, MS, and SD cards and another kind of universal socket suitable for Type I and Type II CF cards or Type I, Type II and Type III PC cards to access data in any of above flash memory cards. In addition to support all flash memory cards, shortcomings such as easy resulting in confusion, misunderstanding and damage caused in the conventional flash memory card drivers due to a design with three sockets and a transmission unit thereof combining IDE/ATAPI, USB, PCMCIA, and 1394 interfaces.