Image sharing storage device and its executive method
AssigneeWalton Advanced Engineering Inc.
InventorsHong-Chi Yu, Mao-Ting Chang
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Abstract
The present invention provides an image sharing storage device and its executive method for image shared by local storage devices or remote servers and comprises at least an integrated circuit module and an application program. Any image could be recorded by one user who uses an image recording module of the application program and an image capture device of one computer when the integrated circuit module is electrically connected to the computer; the recorded image could be conveniently replayed by switching operational modes of the integrated circuit module via software or hardware.
Claims19
An image sharing storage device (1) comprises at least an integrated circuit module (10) and an application program (20):
- The integrated circuit module (10) comprises at least an USB connector (11), at least a substrate (12), at least a controller (13) and at least a memory (14) wherein the substrate (12) is used to carry the USB connector (11), the controller (13) and the memory (14) and the controller (13) is electrically connected between the USB connector (11) and the memory (14) via the substrate (12);
- The application program (20) comprises an image recording module (21), a storage module (22) and a switch module (23):
- the image recording module (21) is used to drive an image capture device (41) of a computer (40);
- the storage module (22) encodes an image caught by the image recording module (41) and saves at least a recorded image (142);
- the switch module (23) is used to activate a virtual device module (131) of the controller (13).
An image sharing storage device (1) comprises at least an integrated circuit module (10), an application program (20) and at least an electrically conductive component (30):
- The integrated circuit module (10) comprises at least an USB connector (11), at least a substrate (12), at least a controller (13) and at least a memory (14) wherein the substrate (12) is used to carry the USB connector (11), the controller (13) and the memory (14), and the controller (13) is electrically connected between the USB connector (11) and the memory (14) via the substrate (12);
- The application program (20) comprises an image recording module (21) and a storage module (22):
- the image recording module (21) is used to drive an image capture device (41) of a computer (40);
- the storage module (22) encodes an image caught by the image recording module (41) and saves at least a recorded image (142);
- The electrically conductive component (30) adheres to at least one electrically conductive contact (121) on the substrate (12) for the electrically conductive component (30) electrically connected to the electrically conductive contacts (121) which are used to activate a virtual device module (131) of the controller (13).
An executive method of the image sharing storage device (1) comprises steps as follows:
- Step a:
- An USB connector (11) of an integrated circuit module (10) is electrically connected to an USB port (42) of a computer (40);
- Step b:
- A demand from a default device module (132) of a controller (13) for linking a virtual CD-ROM drive (1321) and a storage disk (1322) is issued to the computer (40) for an application program (20) automatically executed by the computer (40);
- Step c:
- An image recording module (31) is executed by the application program (20) and an image caught by an image capture device (41) is encoded by a storage module (22) for at least a recorded image (142) saved in a storage space (16);
- Step d:
- The USB connector (11) is separated from the USB port (42);
- and
- Step e:
- The USB connector (11) of the integrated circuit module (10) is electrically connected to the USB port (41) of the computer (40).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.