Patent ID: 7917949

Claim:
A portable memory storage device (“device”), comprising: a microphone for receiving voice inputs from a user; a plurality of non-volatile memory cells; and a controller for receiving a user voice input, creating a template, and storing the template in the non-volatile memory cells, wherein the template is used to authenticate the user for any subsequent user request for accessing the device and an application is launched when the device interfaces with a host system to enroll the user as an authorized user to access device functionality and/or access host system functionality, wherein the portable memory storage device is a component of a portable media player, wherein the controller associates a voice command spoken by a user and a play function of the portable media player, and wherein the portable memory storage device is configured to play a media file stored in memory of the portable memory storage device in response to the portable memory storage device receiving the voice command from the user, the voice command including a file name for the media file.