Patent ID: 8208786

Claim:
An apparatus for recording and playing back video signals, the apparatus comprising: a) a portable storage device having: i) a USB male-type connector adapted to transfer USB protocol video signals and which is mounted on the portable storage device, the USP male-type connector being for direct connection to a computer having a USB female-type video system connector for directly connecting to the USB male-type connector of the portable storage device to exchange the USB protocol video signals between the portable storage device and the computer to record and playback the USB protocol video signals; ii) a built-in encoder-and-decoder engine for encoding the USB protocol video signals into compressed video data and for decoding the compressed video data into the USB protocol video signals; iii) a non-volatile solid-state memory for storing the compressed video data; and iv) a built-in microcontroller for sending the compressed video data to and receiving the compressed video data from the non-volatile solid-state memory; and b) an interface section having a USB female-type interface section connector for directly connecting to the USB male-type connector of the portable storage device, the interface section being for converting the USB protocol video signals to HDMI protocol signals, so that the apparatus is operable to exchange the USB protocol video signals and the HDMI protocol video signals between the computer and a television through the USB male-type connector of the portable storage device and a signal connection between the interface section and the television, the television being for receiving the converted HDMI protocol video signals.