Portable media device
View Patent ↗A portable media device includes a memory, a data interface port communicatively coupled to the memory, and a portable housing encasing the memory and data interface port. The portable housing may include a locking retaining portion such as a carabineer clip or the like that locks the media device to a desired article. In certain example embodiments, the portable media device may be a digital camera, an MP3 player, a pocket flash memory or other similar digital devices.
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
a memory;
a data interface port communicatively coupled to the memory; and
a portable housing unit integrated with and supporting the memory and data interface port, wherein at least a portion of the portable housing unit is formed as a locking retaining clip which in a first position facilitates insertion of a separate article for retaining the portable housing unit, and in a second position locks the portable housing unit to the article.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the locking retaining clip comprises a carabineer clip.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the portable electronic device comprises a digital camera.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the portable electronic device comprises an audio device.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the memory comprises a flash memory and wherein the data interface port comprises a universal serial bus (USB) interface.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the portion of the portable housing unit forming the locking retaining clip is removable from a second portion of the housing unit integrated with the memory and data interface port.
7. The device of claim 4 wherein the audio device comprises an MP3 player.
8. The device of claim 6 wherein the portion of the portable housing unit forming the locking retaining clip is configured as a protective cover for the data interface port.
9. A portable media device comprising:
an electronic unit; and
a housing configured to house the electronic unit, wherein at least a portion of said housing is formed as a locking retaining clip comprising a moving member having a first position for attaching the media device to a separate article and a second position for locking the media device to the article.
10. The media device of claim 9 wherein the electronic unit comprises a digital video device.
11. The media device of claim 9 wherein the electronic unit comprises an audio device.
12. The media device of claim 9 wherein the electronic device comprises a flash memory.
13. The media device of claim 9 wherein the locking retaining portion comprises a carabineer clip.
14. The media device of claim 10 wherein the digital video device comprises a digital camera.
15. The media device of claim 11 wherein the audio device comprises an MP3 player.
16. A portable media device comprising:
a portable housing at least a portion of which is formed as a carabineer clip configured to lock the media device to a separate article;
a flash memory disposed in the housing;
a USB port coupled to the memory; and
a digital media device attached to said housing and coupled to the memory.
17. The device of claim 16 wherein the digital media device comprises one of a digital camera or an MP3 player.
18. The portable media device of claim 16 wherein the portion of the housing formed as a carabineer clip is detachable from a second portion of the housing.
19. The portable media device of claim 18 wherein the portion of the housing formed as a carabineer clip is configured as a protective cover for the USB port.