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PORTABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Computer Memories
CONT

Devices that are portable and contain storage or memory into which users can store information are considered portable data storage devices.

CONT

Examples of portable data storage devices include: USB devices (e.g. memory sticks [and] external hard drives); eSATA (external serial advanced technology attachment) devices; tablets, laptops, smart devices ... and cameras; and portable media – tapes [and] optical discs (e.g. CDs and DVDs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
CONT

Les supports qui sont portatifs et qui ont une capacité de stockage ou une mémoire [qui permet aux] utilisateurs [d'y enregistrer] de l'information sont considérés comme des supports de stockage de données portatifs.

CONT

Exemples de supports de stockage de données portatifs : dispositifs USB (p. ex., clés USB [et] disques durs externes); unités eSATA (external serial advanced technology attachment); tablettes, ordinateurs portatifs, appareils intelligents [...] et caméras; [ainsi que] supports amovibles – bandes [et] disques optiques (p. ex., CD et DVD) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

A portable wireless device comprising :storage means for storing a telephone directory list including a plurality of telephone numbers; display means for displaying at least a part of said telephone directory list read from said storage means; selecting means for selecting a desired telephone number from said plurality of telephone numbers included in said telephone directory list displayed on said display means; data converting means for converting data stored in said storage means corresponding to said desired telephone number selected by said selecting means into numerical audio data for allowing voicing of said desired telephone number; and transmitting means for transmitting said numerical audio data converted by said data converting means to a distinct communication apparatus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Installations de télécommunications
CONT

Grâce à ces outils, il sera possible de prendre les applications informatiques exécutées sur le réseau informatique, avec fil, d'un client et de les transformer rapidement en applications presque identiques prêtes à être exécutées sur des dispositifs portables sans fil.

Spanish

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