Patent ID: 7536203

Claim:
A portable memory device dimensioned and configured as any of a removable flash memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, and a jump drive, said portable memory device comprising: a data storage component; a multi-mode and multi-band wireless receiver directly connected to said data storage component, wherein said wireless receiver comprises: an antenna adapted to capture wireless signals comprising mobile television (TV), AM, FM, and satellite signals alone or in combination with one another; a matching network operatively connected to said antenna; and a radio frequency (RF) receiver chip operatively connected to said matching network, a demodulator operatively connected to said RF receiver chip, wherein said demodulator is located separate from said antenna and said RF receiver chip; and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that controls said wireless receiver and said demodulator and controls data transfer to and from said data storage component and provides all signals required to synchronize operation of said data storage component, said demodulator, and said antenna.