Systems, methods and apparatus for flash drive

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which, in some embodiments, a USB flash memory storage device includes a plurality of interfaces to external devices. An apparatus to store data can include a non-volatile computer memory coupled by a male interface to an external device, such as a computer, and a by a female interface to another external device, such as another apparatus to store data. Thus, multiple apparatus may be coupled together in daisy-chain fashion to create a single, larger memory device that can be accessed by the computer.

1 . A method of accessing a plurality of non-volatile computer memory apparatus through a single computer port, the method comprising:
 inserting a male external device interface of a first memory apparatus into the computer port, and   inserting a male external device interface of a second memory apparatus into a female external device interface of the first memory apparatus.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 inserting a male external device interface of a third memory apparatus into a female external device interface of the second apparatus.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each male external device interface is a USB male interface, and wherein each female external device interface is a USB female interface. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of non-volatile computer memory apparatus is read by the computer as a single computer memory apparatus. 
   
   
       5 . An apparatus to store data, the apparatus comprising:
 a non-volatile computer memory;   a male interface to an external device, the male interface being operably coupled to the non-volatile computer memory; and   a female interface to an external device, the female interface being operably coupled to the non-volatile computer memory.   
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the female interface further comprises:
 a USB female interface.   
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the male interface further comprises:
 a USB male interface.   
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a storage controller operably coupled to the non-volatile computer memory, the male interface and the female interface, and   wherein the female interface is operably coupled to the male interface through the storage controller, and   wherein the male interface is operably coupled to the female interface through the storage controller.   
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the storage controller further comprises:
 a component that is operable to provide daisy-chain communication between the male interface and the female interface.   
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein both the male interface and the female interface further comprise:
 USB interfaces.   
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a storage controller operably coupled to the non-volatile computer memory, the USB male interface and the USB female interface, and   wherein the USB female interface is coupled to the USB male interface through the storage controller, and   wherein the USB male interface is coupled to the USB female interface through the storage controller.   
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the storage controller further comprises:
 a component that is operable to provide daisy-chain communication between the USB male interface and the USB female interface.   
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a storage controller operably coupled to the non-volatile computer memory, the male interface and the female interface, and   wherein the female interface is coupled to the male interface through the storage controller, and   wherein the male interface is coupled to the female interface through the storage controller.   
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the storage controller further comprises:
 a component that is operable to provide daisy-chain communication between the male interface and the female interface.   
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the non-volatile computer memory further comprises:
 a flash computer memory.   
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the female interface further comprises:
 a USB female interface.   
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the male interface further comprises:
 a USB male interface.   
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a storage controller operably coupled to the flash computer memory, the USB male interface and the USB female interface, and   wherein the USB female interface is operably coupled to the USB male interface through the storage controller, and   wherein the USB male interface is operably coupled to the USB female interface through the storage controller.   
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the storage controller further comprises:
 a component that is operable to provide daisy-chain communication between the USB male interface and the USB female interface.   
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the male interface further comprises:
 a USB male interface.   
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a storage controller operably coupled to the flash computer memory, the USB male interface and the female interface, and   wherein the female interface is operably coupled to the USB male interface through the storage controller, and   wherein the USB male interface is operably coupled to the female interface through the storage controller.   
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the storage controller further comprises:
 a component that is operable to provide daisy-chain communication between the USB male interface and the female interface.