Patent ID: 8560865

Claim:
A cable ( 8 ) for providing electric power from a power source ( 11 ) to an electronic mobile device ( 1 ), the cable ( 8 ) not including a charger or other type of power supply and having a first connector ( 9 ) at a first end ( 16 ) of the cable ( 8 ) for connecting the cable ( 8 ) to the mobile device ( 1 ) and having a second connector ( 10 ) at a second end ( 17 ) for connecting the cable ( 8 ) to the power source ( 11 ), wherein the cable ( 8 ) comprises a memory module ( 12 ) between the first ( 16 ) and the second ( 17 ) end for backup and bidirectional transfer of data to and from the mobile device ( 1 ), wherein the first connector is a Proprietary connector and the second connector is a USB connector; or wherein the cable is an USB cable and the first connector is a USB connector or its variants including USB OTG and the second connector is a USB connector; wherein the first end ( 16 ) is part of a first cable part ( 8 ′) and the second end 17 is part of a second cable part ( 8 ″), wherein both cable parts ( 8 ′, 8 ″) are fastened directly and irremovably to the memory module ( 12 ); wherein the memory module comprises a digital data bus and a memory card interface in the form of a receptacle for a removable memory card; and wherein the memory module comprises a USB interface for a USB flash drive.