Patent ID: 7751183

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a housing having a plurality of outer side surfaces, having a first USB connector on one of said outer side surfaces of the housing, and having another USB connector on an other of said outer side surfaces, and also having at least one electronic component within the housing, said at least one electronic component connecting to and communicating with at least one of said USB connectors, wherein said housing defines a portable device with a first connector facing in a first direction, and said second connector facing in a second direction which is along a same axis as the first connector and co-linear with said first connector, and wherein said first connector is constructed to be connected to a USB connection to a computer, and said second connector is constructed to be connected to a USB connection for another device to said computer; and a USB hub electronic device, allowing information received from the first USB connector to be electrically connected to the second USB connector.