Patent ID: 6847367

Claim:
A data-storage container for insertion into a port of an electronic unit, the electronic unit having an exterior surface, and said port opening through said exterior surface, the container comprising: a visible surface that is visible by a user of the electronic unit when the container is inserted in the port; an electronically-transmitted display on the visible surface, said display having a temporary connection for being connected to a power source and said display providing information comprising a process name stating what process the electronic unit is conducting on the container to a user of the electronic unit or the container; and wherein the container does not comprise a data-retrieval drive, but is adapted to be received by a data-retrieval drive; and wherein the container does not comprise a power source within the container, wherein said temporary connection is adapted for connection to a power source within said electronic unit, so that, when said container is ejected from said electronic unit, the electronically-transmitted display is not powered and the information provided by said display is not visible to the user.