Patent ID: 7673089

Claim:
A method of sharing memory apparatus, comprising: providing at least a first and a second computer, each having at least one USB port; providing a memory apparatus having a computer memory, a first USB mass storage controller connected to the computer memory of the memory apparatus, a first male USB interface connected to the first USB mass storage controller, a second USB mass storage controller connected to the computer memory of the memory apparatus and the first USB mass storage controller, and a second male USB interface connected to the second USB mass controller; inserting the first male USB interface of the memory apparatus into the USB port of at least a first one of the computers; inserting the second male USB interface of the memory apparatus into the USB port of at least a second one of the computers; and accessing a computer memory of the at least first one of the computers through the memory apparatus using the at least second one of the computers bypassing the computer memory of the memory apparatus.