Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
2001-10-31
2009-06-02
Moise, Emmanuel L (Department: 2437)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543117
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for installing a mailbox file associated with a disk storage medium of a disk drive. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a computer system includes a host computer, a disk drive host interface and a disk drive having a disk storage medium with a first range of disk drive host interface addressable locations. A disk drive access key is obtained from an access key server, the access key being generated by the access key server as a function of an identifying characteristic of the disk drive. A mailbox file is created in the first range of addressable locations using the access key obtained from the access key server. The disk drive is notified of a location of the mailbox file in the first range of addressable locations such that the disk drive can perform a function characterized by contents of the mailbox file.
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Moise Emmanuel L
Popham Jeffrey D
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
Western Digital Ventures, Inc.
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