Use of an optical interface for removable magnetic media

Details Use of an optical interface for removable magnetic media Use of an optical interface for removable magnetic media

2007-06-19

2007-06-19

Sparks, Donald (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

C703S023000, C703S024000, C703S025000, C703S026000, C703S027000, C703S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10805852

ABSTRACT:
A removable magnetic storage device uses an optical drive interface to appear to the operating system as an optical drive. Thus, a removable magnetic drive appears to the operating system as a large optical device similar to DVD/CD, and receives similar functionality. By appearing as an optical device, the removable magnetic storage device can use many features not currently available to magnetic storage devices, such as autorun, multiple volume sets, larger capacity, and efficient space allocation.

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patent: 2003/0225568 (2003-12-01), Salmonsen
“Universal Disk Format Specification”, Apr. 30, 2003, pp. 1-3, 136-143.

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