Patent Publication Number: US-2011072700-A1

Title: Color Coded Marking System for all formats of USB Flash Drives and SD Memory Cards

Description:
CLAIM OF PROVISIONAL 
     This application claim to the provisional application No. 61/100,764 filed on Sep. 29, 2008 and the provisional application No. 61/100,761 filed on Sep. 29, 2008. 
    
    
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
     This present invention is related generally to the old B/W plain, write-on labels which were always included with any of the following: blank VHS video tapes, blank audio cassette tapes, blank 3.5 inch computer floppy diskettes, blank VHS-C, blank CD&#39;s and blank DVD&#39;s. All these blank recording devices were used to store either—music, data, pictures, movies and/or taping or recording live events. The blank write-on labels that were included within each product was provided so that a person could place information on each label and to be able to easily identify as to what was on that product, with just a quick glance. 
     BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 
     This innovation identifies in advance, what&#39;s on each USB Flash Drive and SD Memory Cards, without having to place any USB Flash Drive or SD Card, into any reading/host device, to find out what&#39;s on each one as this problem is solved with the Color Coded Marking System which is specifically for USB Flash Drives and for all formats of SD Memory Cards which this user-friendly Color Coded Marking System is to easy distinguish and identify at a glance, what&#39;s on your USB Flash Drive and SD Memory Cards ahead of time, alleviating the headache of guessing. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The Color Coded Marking System for USB flash drives and all formats of SD Memory Cards and Compact Flash Memory Cards is unique and the first of its kind and placing different colored rings, mix and matching together with colored elastic wrist bands, which is designed to be placed on a wrist, a much easier way to carry and transport any USB Flash Drive also using the different colored peel-off label cards as this color coded marking system is used to be able to easily identify any USB flash drive, SD Memory Card and Compact Flash Memory Card from another, in regards to the subject matter. 
     The terminology of the letters and words with USB Flash Drive, Compact Flash Memory Cards and all formats of SD Memory Cards with the words USB flash drive, USB drive or USB are all terms meaning Universal Serial bus and are self-contained, compact computer drives and is a flash memory data storage device. USB flash drives are typically removable, re-writable and storage capacities are with range of size. 
     The USB flash drives are further titled and the variants can also be found as USB flash drives 1.0, USB flash drives 2.0, USB flash drives 3.0, USB 1.0, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and the numbers will continously go higher and higher in the future. USB flash drives and the USB connector is protected by a removable cap, a side swivel feature or retracting into the body of the drive. 
     USB flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing plugging into a port, but drives for other inferfaces also exist. USB flash drives use a USB connection and a companion card read/writer that eliminated the need for a USB hub. USB ports, on the other hand, appear on almost every current mainstream PC, laptop, usb adapter and many other consumer electronic products/devices. 
     USB Flash Drives come in many difference sizes, shapes, forms, capacity and flash memory chip styles and are made by many different companies/business and/or any person that makes or sells a USB Flash Drive. 
     SD Memory Card, SD Card, SD, Memory Card, Flash Card or Secure Digital are all terms meaning Secure Digital Memory Card or Secure Digital Card. SD technology can be found in dozens of product categories used by more than 400 brands and offering 8,000 product models. 
     SD memory card standards are currently built into a wide range of digital products/devices used to either store or use data storage in digital cameras, digital video camera, multimedia cell phones, digital audio players, automotive multimedia and navigation systems, electronic books, MP3 players, personal digital assistants, handheld PCs, digital audio players, mobile phones, record video players, video game systems, electronic sd adapters and many other consumer electronic products/devices. 
     The family index names of some titles as to SD Memory Cards, which can also be as SD cards, SD flash memory cards, memory cards, flash memory cards, memory stick, memory stick pro duo, picture card, mobile card, gaming memory card, wi-fi memory card, bluetooth devices, smartmedia memory card, duo sd, sd plus, super digital cards and the compact flash memory card. Note that the Compact Flash Memory Card is not usually titled with the letters SD (Secure Digital) and it can stand alone by its name, Compact Flash Memory Card. 
     The sd cards are further titled and the variants can be found as to the type of storage, size, version, model, capacity, mode, format, read and write speed, speed class rating, traditional x speed rating and any versions of the sd specification which sd cards can be classified and used under one or more names with memory cards as: 
     miniSD—(Mini Secure Digital) Memory card 
     miniSDHC—(Mini Secure Digital High Capacity) Memory card 
     microSD—(Micro Secure Digital) Memory card 
     microSDHC—(Micro Secure Digital High Capacity) Memory card 
     SDHC—(Secure Digital High Capacity) 
     SDXC—(Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) 
     SDIO—(Secure Digital Input/Output) 
     memory stick 
     XM—(memory card) 
     XD—(memory card) 
     XD—(Picture card) 
     SDMMC—(Multi Media Card) memory card 
     Wi-Fi—(memory card) 
     GameSD—(Gaming memory card) 
     CF—(Compact flash memory card) CompactFlash 
     USB flash drives and SD memory cards are available in various formats and capacities and are used by many consumer devices. However, while virtually all PCs have USB ports, allowing the use of USB flash drives, memory card readers are not commonly supplied with pc&#39;s. Although, card readers are available that read USB flash drives and SD memory cards. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a illustration of 4 different color coded marking system label cards for USB flash drives and all formats of SD Memory Cards and Compact Flash Memory Cards. 
         FIG. 2  top is an illustration of 1 multiple mixed color coded label card (what&#39;s in  FIG. 1 ) in additional with decorative and character designs and the bottom illustration shows at least 6 different colored metal rings/holder and 6 different colored elastic bands for USB flash drives. 
         FIG. 3  is a similar straight on illustration view on how 4 different sizes and shapes of USB flash drives will work and look with the Color Coded Marking System attached. 
         FIG. 4  is a straight on illustration view on how different sizes and shapes of all formats of SD Memory Cards and Compact Flash Memory Card will work and look with the Color Coded Marking System attached. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     In  FIG. 1  it shows four different  1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4  color coded marking system label cards for USB flash drives and all formats of SD Memory Cards and Compact Flash Memory Cards as labels shown  1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4  are squares, forms of rectangles and round labels are included with a family of color bands for either background colors or foreground colors. 
     In  FIG. 1  the mixed colored individually peel off write-on card  1  with the write-on labels consisting with more than one of the write-on and colors with red write-on labels  5 , yellow write-on labels  6 , blue write-on labels  7 , green write-on labels  8 , purple write-on labels  9  and white write-on labels  10 . 
     In  FIG. 1  the mixed colored individually peel off pre-set words card  2  with the pre-set word labels consisting with more than one of the words and family of color bands with music labels  11 , docs labels  12 , trips labels  13  and family labels. 
     In  FIG. 1  the mixed colored individually peel off pre-set symbols card  3  with the pre-set symbol labels consisting with more than one of the symbols and family of color bands with music note labels  15 , paper labels  16 , plane labels  17  and people labels  18 . 
     In  FIG. 1  the mixed colored individually peel off pre-set numbers card  4  with the pre-set number labels consisting with more than one of the numbers and family of color bands with the label number-1  19 , number-2  20 , number-3  21 , number-4  22 , number-5  23 , number-6  24 , number-7  25  and number-8  26 . 
     In  FIG. 2  top drawing shows a multi-mixed label card  27  shown in the forms of squares, rectangles and round labels as the multi-mixed colored individually peel off card consisting with the family of color bands and with more than one of the write-on labels  5 , pre-set words labels  14 , pre-set symbols labels  18 , pre-set number labels  26  and multi-mixed decorative design labels as a smiley face  42  as a motivational label, a monkey as an animal label  45 , a sport picture for a sports label  43 , a car for a cars label  46 , a monster as a character label  44 . 
     In  FIG. 2  bottom drawing shows colored metal round rings and holder which may consist of one or more family of color bands, designed for any sizes, shapes or capacity usb flash drives and may consist with more than one of red ring  34 , yellow ring  35 , blue ring  36 , green ring  37 , purple ring  38  and white ring  39 . 
     In  FIG. 2  bottom drawing also shows colored elastic wrist bands which may consist of one or more family of color bands, designed for any sizes, shapes or capacity usb flash drives and may consist with more than one of red elastic wrist band  28 , yellow elastic wrist band  29 , blue elastic wrist band  30 , green elastic wrist band  31 , purple elastic wrist band  32  and white elastic wrist bands  33 . 
     In  FIG. 3  shows USB flash drives  47  and  50  with cap on, some USB connectors are protected by a removable cap  48  as some USB flash drives are swivel  49  and other USB flash drives retracting  51  into the body of the drive as all USB flash drives are shown with the color coded marking system labels, rings and elastic wrist band as well as using the multi-mixed decorative design labels as a smiley face  42  as a motivational label and a car for a cars label  46 . 
     In  FIG. 4  shows SD Memory Cards  52 , Compact Flash Memory Cards  54 , miniSD card  55  and a microSD card  53  as all formats of SD Memory Cards and Compact Flash Memory Card are shown with the color coded marking system labels as well as using the multi-mixed decorative design labels  43 ,  44  and  45 .