| 摘要 |
A media reader for a removable digital storage medium, such as a memory stick for a digital camera. The media reader has a housing having at least a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and a media reading unit, contained within the housing, into which the removable digital storage medium is inserted for reading data contained thereon, the media reading unit having at least a proximal end adjacent the proximal end of the housing and a distal end opposite the proximal end of the media reading unit, the distal end having a connector for electrically connecting the media reading unit and the removable digital storage medium. The media reader also includes a communication interface that provides communication between the media reader and a peripheral device, a manual manipulation unit for selecting a predetermined function to be communicated to the peripheral device via the communication interface, the manual manipulation unit being arranged within the housing between the connector of the media reading unit and the distal end portion of the housing, and a controller communicating with the connector of the media reading unit, the manual manipulation unit, and the peripheral device via the communication interface, the controller detecting connection of the removable digital storage medium to the connector of the media reading unit, detecting selection of a predetermined function from the manual manipulation unit, and communicating a signal indicative of the selected predetermined function to the peripheral device via the communication interface.
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