Storage card

Abstract

Among other things, a portable memory card that conforms to a size, shape, and connection interface of an industry-standard memory card is smaller than and held by a support that conforms to a shape and size of an industry-standard credit card. The support is insertable into a receptacle with the connection interface of the memory card mated with a corresponding connection interface of the receptacle.

1 . An apparatus comprising
 a portable memory card that conforms to a size, shape, and connection interface of an industry-standard memory card,   the portable memory card being smaller than and held by a support that conforms to a shape and size of an industry-standard credit card,   the support being insertable into a receptacle with the connection interface of the memory card mated with a corresponding connection interface of the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the support includes a leading edge and an alignment slot along the leading edge that corresponds to an alignment tab on the receptacle, the alignment slot and the alignment tab permitting insertion of the support into the receptacle to enable mating of the corresponding connection interfaces and to prevent insertion of the support into the receptacle otherwise. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  in which the alignment slot is wider at its opening than the width of the alignment tab. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  in which the memory card is between one side of the alignment slot and an edge of the support. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 2  in which the alignment slot includes a tapered edge. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 2  in which the leading edge of the support is broader than an edge of the memory card that bears the connection interface. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the memory card comprises a Secure Digital (SD) card. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the support comprises a plastic housing. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the support includes a cover attached to the plastic housing and the memory card is between the cover and the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the support comprises a cover that includes a metalized sheet. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the support comprises a housing and the cover is permanently attached to the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the memory card is attached to the support in a manner that renders the memory card unusable in a normal way if the memory card is removed from the support other than by a sophisticated method. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the support bears a label to receive writing. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the receptacle is part of a medical device. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the memory card contains data representing a diagnostic image of a patient. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15  in which the data relates to skin of the patient. 
     
     
         17 . A credit-card sized unit for storing diagnostic image data of skin of a patient from a medical device, the unit comprising
 a Secure Digital (SD) memory card to hold the data,   a credit-card-sized support in which the memory card is held, the support having a leading edge to be inserted into a reader of the medical device,   the support having an alignment slot along the leading edge to mate with an alignment tab of a receptacle of the medical device, the alignment slot being offset along the leading edge to prevent the support from being inserted incorrectly into the receptacle, the alignment slot including a tapered edge to guide the support into the receptacle,   the memory card having sockets exposed along the leading edge to one side of the alignment slot,   the support including a housing and a cover with the memory card between the housing and the cover,   the memory card being attached to the support in a manner that renders the memory card unusable in a normal way if the memory card is removed from the support other than by a sophisticated method.