Patent ID: 8688663

Claim:
A method for storing data on a removable storage medium equipped with a near field communication unit and receiving data from the removable storage medium, the method comprising: receiving, by a data processing device, information indicating that the removable storage medium is connected to the data processing device, the removable storage medium being connected to a control unit of the data processing device using a first electrical interface, and the near field communication unit being connected to the control unit of the data processing device using a second electrical interface, the first electrical interface being different than the second electrical interface; storing, by the data processing device and based on receiving the information indicating that the removable storage medium is connected to the data processing device, data files on the removable storage medium; providing, by the data processing device, an option to provide user-selected additional data relating to at least some of the data files when the removable storage medium is connected to the data processing device; receiving, by the data processing device and based on the provided option, a selection to provide the user-selected additional data relating to the at least some of the data files; storing, by the data processing device and based on the received selection and at a first time, the user-selected additional data in the near field communication unit, the user-selected additional data indicating at least one of: a context of at least some of the data files, a name associated with at least some of the data files, a label associated with at least some of the data files, or meta data associated with at least some of the data files; receiving, by the data processing device and at a second time, information indicating that the removable storage medium is in proximity to the data processing device, but not connected to the data processing device via either the first electrical interface or the second electrical interface, the second time occurring subsequent to the first time; reading, by the data processing device and based on receiving the information indicating that the removable storage medium is in proximity to the data processing device, the user-selected additional data from the near field communication unit without providing power to the removable storage medium; and presenting, by the data processing device, the user-selected additional data for display.