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1. An electronic gaming system for providing authentication of a data set associated with a casino type game, said system comprising:
(a) a first storage means for storing a game data set and a game signature comprising an encrypted version of a unique primary abbreviated game bit string computed from said game data set;
(b) a second storage means for storing,
an anchor application including a first authentication program capable of determining the validity of said game data set by,
computing a complementary abbreviated game bit string from said game data set,
decrypting said game signature set to recover said primary abbreviated game bit string,
comparing said complementary abbreviated game bit string with said primary abbreviated game bit string to determine whether a match is present, and

an anchor signature including an encrypted version of a unique primary abbreviated anchor bit string computed from said anchor application;

(c) a third storage means for storing a second authentication program capable of determining the validity of said anchor application by,
computing a complementary abbreviated anchor bit string from said anchor application,
decrypting said anchor signature to recover said primary abbreviated anchor bit string, and
comparing said complementary abbreviated anchor bit string with said primary abbreviated anchor bit string to determine whether a match is present; and

(d) processing means for enabling said first authentication program to determine the validity of said game data set and for enabling said second authentication program to determine the validity of said anchor application.
2. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 further comprising a fourth storage means for storing basic inputoutput system (BIOS) code.
3. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 2 wherein said fourth storage means is an unalterable ROM device.
4. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said third storage means further stores operating system code, operating system drivers, and bootstrap code.
5. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first storage means and said second storage means comprise a single mass storage means.
6. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first storage means is a mass storage memory device.
7. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said third storage means is an unalterable read only memory.
8. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first storage means is a CD ROM.
9. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first storage means is a hard disk drive.
10. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first storage means comprises a network storage system which is remote from the electronic gaming system.
11. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said second storage means comprises a network storage system which is remote from the electronic gaming system.
12. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 1 wherein said game data set is a game-modifying data set for changing game rules parameters of the casino type game.
13. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 12 wherein said game-modifying data set includes a money handler modifying data set for changing money handling parameters of the casino type game.
14. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 12 wherein said game-modifying data sets include a graphics modifying data set for changing graphics parameters of the casino type game.
15. An electronic gaming system as recited in claim 12 wherein said game-modifying data sets include a sound driver modifying data set for changing sound parameters of the casino type game.
16. A casino gaming apparatus, comprising:
a casino game console;
a video display unit;
a main memory providing an executable space for a processor, said main memory being disposed in said casino game console;
a disk memory having gaming data relating to a casino game stored therein;
a nonvolatile memory operable to store gaming data at least related to the play of the casino game; and
a memory storing an operating system, said memory being disposed in said casino game console, wherein the operating system is enabled to control the disk memory and wherein the operating system is authenticated prior to the gaming data relating to the casino game;
the processor disposed in said casino game console and being operatively coupled to said video display unit, said main memory, said nonvolatile memory, said memory and said disk memory,
said processor operable to cause said gaming data stored in said disk memory to be transferred to said main memory,
said processor operable to cause said gaming data that was transferred from said disk memory to said main memory to be authenticated based on comparison of a message digest generated by performing a one-way hash function on said gaming data being authenticated with a message digest previously generated by performing a one-way hash function on known gaming data, each of said one-way hash functions producing a fixed-size string of bits, and
said processor causing a remedial action to be taken if said gaming data transferred from said disk memory to said main memory is not authentic as determined by said processor.
17. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the operating system is adapted for allowing access to files in a file system on the disk memory.
18. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein said disk memory comprises an optical disk.
19. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 further comprising at least one peripheral device coupled to the gaming console, the peripheral device including a memory device wherein the processor is operable to authenticate contents of the memory device.
20. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein said disk memory comprises a magnetic hard disk.
21. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein said disk memory is operable as a read-only memory.
22. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the disk memory is disposed in said casino game console.
23. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the disk memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
24. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in said casino game console.
25. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
26. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the video display unit is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
27. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 further comprising a video subsystem, operatively coupled to the video display unit and operatively coupled to the processor, the video subsystem adapted for displaying still images, motion video or combinations thereof.
28. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein the processor is operable to generate a plurality of different casino games and wherein the plurality of different games are stored on the disk memory.
29. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 wherein in response to receiving a selection of a first casino game from a plurality of different casino games, the casino gaming apparatus is operable to generate a play of the first casino game on the casino gaming apparatus.
30. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16 further comprising a sound-generating apparatus operatively coupled to the processor.
31. A casino gaming apparatus, comprising:
a casino game console;
a video display unit;
a main memory providing an executable space for a processor disposed in said casino game console;
a disk memory having gaming data relating to a casino game including program data and image data stored therein;
a memory storing software for controlling the disk memory wherein the software is authenticated prior to the gaming data related to the casino game; and
a nonvolatile memory operable to store gaming data at least related to the play of the casino game;
the processor disposed in said casino game console and being operatively coupled to said video display unit, said main memory, said memory, said nonvolatile memory and said disk memory, and
said processor operable to cause said gaming data to be authenticated based on a comparison of a first hash value generated from at least a portion of said gaming data relating to the casino game with a second hash value generated from known gaming data.
32. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 further comprising a memory storing logic for an operating system.
33. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 32 further comprising a secure loader adapted to control a loading of the portions of the gaming data related to the casino game from the disk memory.
34. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 32 wherein the logic for the operating system is authenticated prior to loading the portions of the casino game from the disk memory.
35. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the operating system is adapted for allowing access to files in a file system on the disk memory.
36. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein said disk memory comprises an optical disk.
37. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 further comprising at least one peripheral device coupled to the gaming console including a memory device wherein the processor is operable to authenticate contents of the memory device.
38. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein said disk memory comprises a magnetic hard disk.
39. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein said disk memory is operable as a read-only memory.
40. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the disk memory is disposed in said casino game console.
41. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the disk memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
42. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in said casino game console.
43. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
44. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the video display unit is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
45. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 further comprising a video subsystem, operatively coupled to the video display unit and operatively coupled to the processor, adapted for displaying still images, motion video or combinations thereof.
46. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein the processor is operable to generate a plurality of different casino games and wherein the plurality of different games are stored on the disk memory.
47. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 wherein in response to receiving a selection of a first casino game from a plurality of different casino games, the casino gaming apparatus is operable to generate a play of the first casino game on the casino gaming apparatus.
48. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 31 further comprising a sound-generating apparatus operatively coupled to the processor.
49. A casino gaming apparatus, comprising:
a casino game console;
a video display unit;
a main memory providing an executable space for a processor, said main memory being disposed in said casino game console;
a disk memory, said disk memory having gaming data relating to a casino game stored therein; and
a memory storing system logic for reading files in a file system on the disk memory wherein the system logic is authenticated prior to authenticating the gaming data, said memory being disposed in said casino game console;
the processor disposed in said casino game console and being operatively coupled to said video display unit, said main memory, said memory and said disk memory,
said processor operable to cause said gaming data to be authenticated based on a comparison of data generated by said processor from a hash function applied to said gaming data with data generated from the hash function applied to known gaming data, and
said processor operable to cause a remedial action to be taken based on an outcome of said authentication of said gaming data.
50. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the memory is an unalterable memory separate from the main memory and separate from the disk the memory.
51. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the memory is an alterable memory separate from the main memory and separate from the disk memory.
52. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the processor is operable to cause information related to the authentication to be transferred to a remote storage device.
53. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the system logic is a function of an operating system.
54. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 further comprising a first memory storing a secure loader for loading the system logic.
55. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein said disk memory comprises an optical disk.
56. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 further comprising at least one peripheral device coupled to the gaming console including a memory device wherein the processor is operable to authenticate contents of the memory device.
57. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein said disk memory comprises a magnetic hard disk.
58. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein said disk memory is operable as a read-only memory.
59. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the disk memory is disposed in said casino game console.
60. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the disk memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
61. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the video display unit is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
62. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 further comprising a video subsystem, operatively coupled to the video display unit and operatively coupled to the processor, adapted for displaying still images, motion video or combinations thereof.
63. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein the processor is operable to generate a plurality of different casino games and wherein the plurality of different games are stored on the disk memory.
64. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 wherein in response to receiving a selection of a first casino game from a plurality of different casino games, the casino gaming apparatus is operable to generate a play of the first casino game on the casino gaming apparatus.
65. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 further comprising a sound-generating apparatus operatively coupled to the processor.
66. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 49 further comprising a nonvolatile memory operable to store gaming data at least related to the play of the casino game.
67. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 66 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in said casino game console.
68. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 66 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
69. A casino gaming apparatus comprising:
a casino game console;
a video display unit;
a main memory providing an executable space for a processor being disposed in said casino game console;
a disk memory having gaming data relating to a casino game stored therein;
a memory storing an operating system adapted to control the disk memory wherein the operating system is authenticated prior to an authentication of the gaming data; and
at least one peripheral device coupled to the casino game console wherein the peripheral device includes a memory device for storing a fixed data set, a program or combinations thereof and wherein prior to allowing the program or the fixed data set to participate in system operations on the casino gaming apparatus, the casino gaming apparatus is operable to authenticate the fixed data set, the program or the combinations stored on the peripheral device;
the processor disposed in said casino game console and being operatively coupled to said video display unit, said main memory, said memory, the peripheral device and said disk memory,
said processor operable to cause said gaming data, the fixed data or the program to be checked based on a comparison of information generated from said gaming data, the fixed data or the program with previously generated data, and
said processor causing a remedial action to be taken based on an outcome of said checking of said gaming data, the fixed data or the program.
70. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the at least one peripheral device is selected from the group consisting of a NV-RAM device, a sound system device, a video subsystem device, a money handling device, a general purpose inputoutput (GPIO) interface, a network interface device, a video display, a disk controller, display lights and a manually actuable switch.
71. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 further comprising a network interface coupled to the casino game console for connecting to a network.
72. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 71 wherein the network includes wireless links or wired links.
73. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 71 wherein the casino gaming apparatus is operable to send gaming information via the network interface to a remote device controlled by a regulatory body.
74. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the casino gaming apparatus is operable to transfer the gaming data relating to the casino game from a remote storage unit connected to the gaming apparatus via a network to a memory location disposed on the gaming console.
75. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein said processor utilizes decryption in checking said gaming data.
76. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein said disk memory comprises an optical disk.
77. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein said disk memory comprises a magnetic hard disk.
78. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein said disk memory is operable as a read-only memory.
79. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the disk memory is disposed in said casino game console.
80. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the disk memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
81. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the video display unit is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.
82. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 further comprising a video subsystem, operatively coupled to the video display unit and operatively coupled to the processor, said video subsystem adapted for displaying still images, motion video or combinations thereof.
83. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein the processor is operable to generate a plurality of different casino games and wherein the plurality of different games are stored on the disk memory.
84. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 wherein in response to receiving a selection of a first casino game from a plurality of different casino games, the casino gaming apparatus is operable to generate a play of the first casino game on the casino gaming apparatus.
85. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 further comprising a sound-generating apparatus operatively coupled to the processor.
86. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 69 further comprising a nonvolatile memory operable to store gaming data at least related to the play of the casino game.
87. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 86 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in said casino game console.
88. The casino gaming apparatus as defined in claim 86 wherein the nonvolatile memory is disposed in a remote location separate from said casino game console.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A muting device to be included in electric and electronic equipment that provides an audio output, comprising:
an external sound input unit that receives a sound from without and makes an external sound;
an internal sound input unit that only receives a sound from within and makes an internal sound;
an internal sound mask unit that compares the external sound with the internal sound, and that, if the external sound has a component corresponding to the internal sound, removes the internal sound component from the external sound and transmits the resultant external sound;
a band-pass filter circuit that samples only a sound of specific frequencies from the resultant sound and transmits the sampled sound;
an input level comparison unit that receives the sampled sound, that decides whether the sampled sound signal level is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference, and that, if the signal level is equal to or larger than the reference, transmits an on-state signal; and
an audio control unit that receives the on-state signal from the input level comparison unit and mutes the internal sound.
2. The muting device to be included in electric and electronic equipment, which provides an audio output, according to claim 1, comprising:
the external sound input unit that receives a sound from without and makes an external sound;
the internal sound input unit that only receives a sound from within and makes an internal sound;
the internal sound mask unit that compares the external sound with the internal sound, and that, if the external sound has a component corresponding to the internal sound, removes the internal sound component from the external sound and transmits the resultant external sound;
the band-pass filter circuit that samples only a sound of specific frequencies from the resultant external sound and transmits the sampled sound;
a frequency designation unit that selects and designates frequencies to be sampled by the band-pass filter circuit;
the input level comparison unit that receives the sampled sound, that decides whether the sampled sound signal level is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference, and that, if the sampled sound signal level is equal to or larger than the reference, transmits an on-state signal; and
the audio control unit that receives the on-state signal from the input level comparison unit, and performs muting by silencing the internal audio output or suppressing the internal audio output to a certain signal level.
3. The muting device to be included in electric and electronic equipment, which provides an audio output, according to claim 2, wherein:
the electric and electronic equipment is a liquid crystal display television;
the muting device includes: the external sound input unit that receives a sound from without and makes an external sound; the internal sound input unit that only receives a sound from within and makes an internal sound; the internal sound mask unit that compares the external sound with the internal sound, and that, if the external sound has a component corresponding to the internal sound, removes the internal sound component from the external sound and transmits the resultant external sound; the band-pass filter circuit that samples only a sound of specific frequencies from the resultant external sound and transmits the sampled sound; the frequency designation unit that selects and designates frequencies to be sampled by the band-pass filter circuit; the input level comparison unit that receives the sampled sound, that decides whether the signal level of the input sound is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference, and that, if the signal level is equal to or larger than the reference, transmits an on-state signal; and
the audio control unit that receives the on-state signal from the input level comparison unit, and performs muting by silencing the internal audio output or suppressing the internal audio output to a certain signal level;
on receipt of the external sound sent from the external sound input unit and the internal sound sent from the internal sound input unit, the internal sound mask unit matches the audio signal levels of the external and internal sounds with each other, produces an antiphase sound of the internal sound, superimposes the antiphase internal sound on the external sound so as to lower the signal level of the internal sound component of the external sound, and thus removes the internal sound component from the external sound;
the frequency designation unit displays a menu or a text list, which includes menu items specifying a telephone ring, a female voice, a male voice, an intercom chime, a fire alarm sound, and a gas leakage alarm sound respectively, on a liquid crystal screen using an on-screen display (OSD) facility, prompts a viewer to select-any of the menu items, and thus designates the audio frequency band associated with the selected menu item as a frequency band to be sampled by the band-pass filter circuit; and
if the audio signal level on the frequency band associated with the selected menu item and sampled from the external sound, from which the internal sound component is removed by the internal sound mask unit, by the band-pass filter circuit is equal to or larger than the reference, the audio control unit autonomously mutes the internal audio output so as to facilitate hearing of the external sound specified in the selected menu item.
4. The muting device to be included in electric and electronic equipment, which provides an audio output, according to claim 1, comprising:
the external sound input unit that receives an external sound;
the internal sound input unit that only receives an internal sound;
the internal sound mask unit that, when the electric and electronic equipment does not have the audio output thereof muted yet, compares the external sound received by the external sound input unit with the internal sound received by the internal sound input unit, and that, if the external sound has a component corresponding to the internal sound, removes the internal sound component from the external sound and transmits the resultant external sound;
the band-pass filter circuit that, when the electric and electronic equipment does not have the audio output thereof muted yet, samples only a sound of specific frequencies from the sound sent from the internal sound mask unit and transmits the sampled sound, and that, when the electric and electronic equipment has the audio output thereof muted, samples only a sound of specific frequencies from the external sound received directly by the external sound input unit and transmits the sampled sound;
a frequency designation unit that selects and designates frequencies to be sampled by the band-pass filter circuit;
the input level comparison unit that receives the sound sent from the band-pass filter circuit, that decides whether the signal level of the input sound is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference, and that, if the signal level is equal to or larger than the reference, transmits an on-state signal; and
the audio control unit that, when the electric and electronic equipment does not have the audio output thereof muted yet, performs muting by silencing the internal audio output or suppressing the internal audio output to a certain signal level in response to the on-state signal sent from the input level comparison unit, that, when the electric and electronic equipment has the audio output thereof muted, continues muting by continuously silencing the internal audio output or suppressing the internal audio output to a certain signal level in response to the on-state signal sent from the input level comparison unit, that, when the electric and electronic equipment has the audio output thereof muted, unless the on-state signal is received from the input level comparison unit, restores the internal audio output to a normal condition and terminates muting.

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1. An electronic apparatus for operably coupling to at least a first device of a variety of devices having at least one connector thereon, the apparatus comprising:
a variety of connectors, wherein the variety of connectors include a first connector that connects to the at least one connector;
a programmable coupler having an input for receiving coupling instructions and having communication ports coupled to the variety of connectors, wherein at least one of the communication ports is coupled to the first connector, the programmable coupler for coupling the at least one communication port in accordance with the coupling instructions;
a controller coupled to the programmable coupler, the controller for determining that the first device is connected to the first connector, and for providing the coupling instructions, the controller for accessing a first device driver of a variety of device drivers, and accessing a first connector core of a variety of connector cores, and the controller being coupled to provide the first device driver and the first connector core; and
a programmable logic unit coupled to the controller and the programmable coupler, and the programmable logic unit having a variety of logic resources, the programmable logic unit for receiving the first device driver and the first connector core, for configuring at least some of the variety of logic resources in accordance with the first connector core to provide a first connector processor and first device driver and the, and for configuring the first device driver to operate with the connector processor, wherein the first device driver and the first connector processor establish communication with the first device via the programmable coupler.
2. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
a memory having at least another connector thereon, wherein the variety of connectors include a second connector that couples to the at least another connector, the memory having at least a device driver portion and a connector core portion.
3. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein the memory comprises a semiconductor memory.
4. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein the semiconductor memory comprises one or more random access memory, dynamic random access memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory.
5. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein the memory comprises a magnetic memory.
6. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein the magnetic memory comprises a hard disk drive.
7. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein second connector and the at least another connector comprises matching IDE connectors.
8. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein the memory comprises optical memory.
9. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 8 wherein the optical memory comprises a readwrite optical disk drive.
10. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the controller comprises at least one microprocessor.
11. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 10 wherein the controller comprises at least one memory coupled to the at least one microprocessor.
12. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein the at least one memory includes at least a device driver portion and a connector core portion.
13. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the programmable coupler comprises at least another programmable logic unit.
14. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the programnmable coupler comprises at least one matrix switching device.
15. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the programmable coupler comprises at least one multiplexer.
16. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the programmable logic unit comprises a programmable logic device, a programmable logic array, or a field programmable gate array.
17. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the variety of connectors comprise a plurality of at least one of the variety of connectors.
18. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the variety of connectors includes one or more of the following connectors: an IDE connector, a USB connector, an audio connector, a video connector, a serial connector, a parallel connector, a Firewire connector, a PCI connector and a PCMCIA connector.
19. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 18 wherein the first memory further comprises an application portion for storing a variety of application programs that operate with at least some of the variety of device drivers and some of the variety of connector cores to support the exchange of services with at least some of the variety of devices.
20. An electronic apparatus for operably coupling to at least a first device of a variety of devices having at least one connector thereon, the apparatus comprising:
a variety of connectors, wherein the variety of connectors include a first connector that physically connects to the at least one connector;
a first memory having a device driver portion for storing a variety of device drivers and having a connector core portion for storing a variety of connector cores;
a programmable logic device having communication ports coupled to the variety of connectors; and
a controller coupled to the first memory and the programmable logic device, the controller for communicating with the programmable logic device to determine the first device is connected to the first connector, and the controller for providing at least a first device driver of the variety of device drivers and at least a first connector core of the variety of connector cores from the first memory to the programmable logic device, wherein the programmable logic device configures a corresponding connector processor therein and configures a corresponding device driver to operate with the connector processor, and wherein the corresponding device driver and the corresponding connector processor establish communication with the first device through the first connector.
21. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the first memory further comprises an operating system portion and a program portion.
22. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 21 wherein the program portion includes a main program portion, an initialization program portion and a power down program portion.
23. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 further comprising a second memory coupled to the controller and coupled to the programmable logic device, the second memory for providing working storage for the controller andor the programmable logic device.
24. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 23 wherein the second memory includes at least a flash memory, a static random access memory (SRAM), or a dynamic access memory (DRAM).
25. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the controller comprises a microcontroller.
26. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the first memory comprises at least a flash erasable read-only-memory.
27. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the programmable logic unit comprises at least a programmable logic array, or a field programmable gate array.
28. An electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the variety of connectors include one or more of the following connectors: an IDE connector, a USB connector, an audio connector, a video connector, a serial connector, a parallel connector, a Firewire connector, a PCI connector and a PCMCIA connector.
29. A method in a reconfigurable communication interface for operably coupling to a first device of a variety of devices, the first device having at least one connector thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing the reconfigurable communication interface comprising:
a variety of connectors, wherein the variety of connectors include a first connector that connects to the at least one connector;
a programmable logic device having a plurality of communication ports coupled to the variety of connectors; and
a controller coupled to the programmable logic device;

b) detecting the first device is physically connected to the fist connector;
c) accessing a first connector core of a variety of connector cores associated with the first connector;
d) configuring a first connector processor in the programmable logic device;
e) accessing a first device driver of a variety of device drivers associated with the first device;
f) configuring the first device to operate with the first connector processor in the programmable logic device; and
g) establishing communication with the first device through the first connector using the first connector processor and the first device driver.
30. A method in accordance with claim 29 further comprising the steps of:
h) providing a second device of the variety of devices, the second device having at least another connector thereon, and wherein the variety of connectors include a second connector that connects to the at least another connector;
i) detecting the second device is physically connected to the second connector;
j) accessing a second connector core of the variety of connector cores associated with the second connector;
k) configuring the second connector processor in the programmable logic device;
l) accessing a second device driver of the variety of device drivers associated with the second device;
m) configuring the second device driver to operate with the second connector processor in the programmable logic device; and
n) establishing communication with the second device through the second connector using the second connector processor and the second device driver.
31. A method in accordance with claim 30 further comprising the steps of:
o) detecting the first device is physically disconnected from the first connector;
p) unloading the first connector processor and the first device driver.
32. A method in accordance with claim 29 wherein step (b) comprises the step of detecting whether a first communication port of the plurality of communication ports, which is coupled to the first connector, is active.
33. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein detecting whether the first communication port is active comprises detecting the status of one or more signals associated with the first communication port.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A memory device comprising:
a memory element formed over a first substrate, the memory element comprising
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
a layer containing an organic compound, the layer containing the organic compound being interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

a sealing layer formed over the second electrode, the sealing layer containing a moisture absorbing material, and
a flexible substrate formed over the sealing layer containing the moisture absorbing material.
16. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein the first substrate is flexible.
17. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein the memory element is arranged to undergo a short circuit when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
18. A memory device according to claim 15, further comprising an antenna,
wherein the antenna is arranged to receive and transmit data and instruction with radio signals.
19. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein a thickness of the layer containing the organic compound is in the range from 5 nm to 30 nm.
20. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein a grain size of the moisture absorbing material is greater than or equal to 1 \u03bcm and less than or equal to 100 \u03bcm.
21. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein the moisture absorbing material is a particle formed of molten silica, crystalline silica, alumina, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, zeolite, an oxide of an alkaline earth metal, sulfate or a high water-absorbing polymer.
22. A memory device according to claim 15,
wherein the buffer layer comprises a material selected from a metal oxide, a metal halide, a metal carbonate, a metal sulfide, or a metal nitrate.
23. A manufacturing method for a memory device comprising a memory element, the manufacturing method comprising the step of:
forming a peeling layer over a first substrate,
forming a first electrode over the peeling layer,
forming a layer containing an organic compound over the first electrode,
forming a second electrode over the layer containing the organic compound,
forming a sealing layer over the second electrode, wherein the sealing layer contains a moisture absorbing material, and
peeling off the layer containing the first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, the second electrode, and the sealing layer from the first substrate.
24. A manufacturing method for a memory device according to claim 23, further comprising the step of forming a second substrate and the third substrate so that the layer containing first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, the second electrode, and the sealing layer is interposed between the second substrate and the third substrate,
wherein the second substrate and the third substrate are flexible.
25. A manufacturing method for a memory device comprising a memory element, the manufacturing method comprising the step of:
forming a peeling layer over a first substrate,
forming a first electrode over the peeling layer,
forming a layer containing an organic compound over the first electrode,
forming a second electrode over the layer containing the organic compound,
forming a sealing layer over the second electrode, wherein the sealing layer contains a moisture absorbing material,
peeling off the layer containing the first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, the second electrode, and the sealing layer from the first substrate,
forming a second flexible substrate so that the layer containing the first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, and the second electrode is interposed between the second substrate and the sealing layer,
providing the layer containing the second flexible substrate, the first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, the second electrode, and the sealing layer onto a third flexible substrate, wherein the third flexible substrate is arranged to be fed from a first supply roll and be collected by a collection roll, and
forming a fourth flexible substrate so that the layer containing the second substrate, the first electrode, the layer containing the organic compound, the second electrode, and the sealing layer is interposed between the third flexible substrate and the fourth flexible substrate, wherein the fourth flexible substrate is arranged to be fed from a second supply roll and be collected by the collection roll.