Patent ID: 8581876
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An active, stand alone storage unit for compact memory devices, comprising: a housing; a plurality of memory device receptacles installed in a first surface of said housing; a touch sensitive display installed in an outer surface of said housing adjoining said first surface wherein said stand alone storage unit is operative without requiring connection to a computing device to display a sequence of graphic displays including in order a menu map of said memory device receptacles, a directory of a compact memory device occupying a selected memory device receptacle, and at least one content page of a selected directory item; and a processor circuit coupled to said plurality of receptacles and to said touch sensitive display and enclosed within said housing, said processor circuit further comprising: a first circuit for controlling said touch sensitive display in response to a user selection entered upon said touch sensitive display; and a program responsive to said user selection, to control display of information from at least one said memory device installed in one of said memory device receptacles, said information including a memory device identifier and a receptacle indicator associated with said memory device, and at least a directory of the contents of said memory device.