Patent ID: 7529791
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A portable storage device used with a data downloading apparatus for recording and physically transporting digital data, comprising: an storage assembly having a predetermined shape and being adapted to be received by or loaded into the data downloading apparatus of a data downloading system; and a main recording surface having at least two different recording areas including at least a first non-rewritable recording area in which is recorded download identification information for designating information to be downloaded to the storage device when the storage device is loaded in the data downloading system, and medium identification information for identifying the storage device as permitted in the downloading system, and a second rewritable recording area for recording digital data identified by the download information, wherein the digital data is automatically recorded on the portable storage device by the data downloading system when the portable storage device is loaded into the data downloading apparatus and the medium identification information is recognized as being authorized for recording the digital data.