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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Yuichiro Deguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiko Matsuoka, Chiba, JP;
Yuichiro Deguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiko Matsuoka, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage apparatus is provided, including a USB connector configured to communicate with an external device, a storage device including a cap for covering the USB connector, and an interface to control a communication with the external device via the USB connector. A memory stores data transferred from the external device via the USB connector and the interface. A controller manages the interface and the memory. A portable case is configured to contain the interface, the memory, and the controller. A user input button on an external surface of the portable case receives a user input so that the controller may control the memory to store different information based on how many times, or how long, the user actuates the button.