Patent ID: 8354995

Claim:
A system for storing information, comprising: a computing device having a computing device (CD) display and a processor for controlling the CD display; a portable storage device (PSD) configured to communicate with the computing device, said PSD being a computer mouse shaped to fit in a user's hand and to function as an input mechanism for the computing device through movement of the user's hand, said PSD further having a PSD display, a PSD processor configured to control the PSD display, and a PSD memory, wherein the PSD includes a PSD interface configured to enable communication with at least one of another computing device, a camera, a printer, and a projector; and an input mechanism configured to enable selection of information displayed on at least a portion of the CD display and to activate an information capture application, wherein the information capture application is configured to assign a visual cue to the selected information, and wherein the information capture application is further configured to store the selected information and the assigned visual cue in the PSD memory in response to activation of the input mechanism.