WO2007055925A3 - System and method for enhancing external storage - Google Patents

System and method for enhancing external storage Download PDF

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WO2007055925A3
WO2007055925A3 PCT/US2006/041856 US2006041856W WO2007055925A3 WO 2007055925 A3 WO2007055925 A3 WO 2007055925A3 US 2006041856 W US2006041856 W US 2006041856W WO 2007055925 A3 WO2007055925 A3 WO 2007055925A3
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external storage
peripheral device
controller
storage
enhancing external
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Sree M Iyer
Larry L Jones
Arockiyaswamy Venkidu
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Onspec Electronic Inc
Sree M Iyer
Larry L Jones
Arockiyaswamy Venkidu
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Priority claimed from US11/478,895 external-priority patent/US20070162626A1/en
Application filed by Onspec Electronic Inc, Sree M Iyer, Larry L Jones, Arockiyaswamy Venkidu filed Critical Onspec Electronic Inc
Priority to EP06836546A priority Critical patent/EP1946201A2/en
Priority to JP2008538929A priority patent/JP2009515254A/en
Publication of WO2007055925A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007055925A2/en
Publication of WO2007055925A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007055925A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0628—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems making use of a particular technique
    • G06F3/0629—Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems
    • G06F3/0632—Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems by initialisation or re-initialisation of storage systems
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    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0602—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/0604—Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management
    • G06F3/0607—Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management by facilitating the process of upgrading existing storage systems, e.g. for improving compatibility between host and storage device
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    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0602—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/0626—Reducing size or complexity of storage systems
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/0671—In-line storage system
    • G06F3/0673—Single storage device
    • G06F3/0679—Non-volatile semiconductor memory device, e.g. flash memory, one time programmable memory [OTP]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/0671—In-line storage system
    • G06F3/0683—Plurality of storage devices
    • G06F3/0689—Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
    • G06F3/1223—Dedicated interfaces to print systems specifically adapted to use a particular technique
    • G06F3/1229—Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
    • G06F3/123—Software or firmware update, e.g. device firmware management

Abstract

One embodiment as described herein provides a system and method for enhancing external storage (Fig. l). One embodiment includes a controller of a peripheral device of a computer system (Fig. 1, external storage controller). The controller provides acces a storage medium of the peripheral device (Fig. 1, ATA Master HDD). In one embodiment, the storage medium of the peripheral device includes a section of storage reserved for firmware of the peripheral device.
PCT/US2006/041856 2005-11-02 2006-10-25 System and method for enhancing external storage WO2007055925A2 (en)

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EP06836546A EP1946201A2 (en) 2005-11-02 2006-10-25 System and method for enhancing external storage
JP2008538929A JP2009515254A (en) 2005-11-02 2006-10-25 System and method for enhancing external storage

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US73306705P 2005-11-02 2005-11-02
US60/733,067 2005-11-02
US11/478,895 US20070162626A1 (en) 2005-11-02 2006-06-30 System and method for enhancing external storage
US11/478,895 2006-06-30

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