Stylized consumer electronic device
OwnerGidon Elazar, Dan Harkabi +1inventors
InventorsGidon Elazar, Dan Harkabi, Nehemiah Weingarten
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a consumer electronic device comprising two components are disclosed. One component is the functional element, another component is a stylized element. In an example of a USB flash drive, a functional component includes flash memory and a controller, while the stylized element is a case with a plug that inserts into a USB receptacle of a personal computer or other electronic device. The more expensive functional component is mass produced in a common form while many different versions of the less expensive stylized element are produced according to varying consumer tastes.
Claims3
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a core unit including flash memory and a memory controller,
- an outer unit inside of which the core unit is insertable, the outer unit including an external USB plug for removable connection with a USB receptacle,
- an electrical connection within the outer unit that is made between the external USB plug and the core unit when the core unit is fit into the outer unit, and
- wherein the cost of manufacturing the core unit is greater than the cost of manufacturing the outer unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.