A PORTABLE DATA STORAGE AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DIRECT CONNECTION TO A COMPUTER USB PORT

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for capturing image and/or audio data, processing the image and/or audio data, and storing the processed image and/ or audio data. The system includes a portable device having a digital camera fo r capturing the image and/or audio data, an integrated circuit having a microprocessor for processing the image and/or audio data and a non-volatile memory for storing the processed image and/or audio data. As part of the processing operation in a preferred embodiment, the data is converted into a standard file format that is compatible and recognizable by the host platfor m to which the portable device may be coupled. After conversion into a standar d file format, the data may either be stored in the non-volatile memory, or uploaded directly to the host platform.