公开(公告)号：US08156292B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-10

申请号：US12984550

申请日：2011-01-04

申请人： Matthew D. Bondurant ,  S. Christopher Alaimo ,  Chris Mayne

发明人： Matthew D. Bondurant ,  S. Christopher Alaimo ,  Chris Mayne

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067

摘要： An archiving system including one or more removable disk drives embedded in removable disk cartridges, referred to simply as removable disk drives. The removable disk drives allow for expandability and replacement such that the archiving system need not be duplicated to add new or more storage capacity. In embodiments, the removable disk drives store metadata that contain information about the data stored on the removable disk drive. The metadata allows the system to retrieve the correct data from the random access memory and establishes controls on the data stored on the removable disk drive. In embodiments, the metadata is stored in two locations, such that, if the metadata in one location is corrupted, the second copy of the metadata may be retrieved.

摘要翻译： 归档系统包括一个或多个可移动磁盘驱动器，嵌入在可移动磁盘盒中，简称为可移动磁盘驱动器。 可移动磁盘驱动器允许可扩展性和替换，使得归档系统不需要重复以增加新的或更多的存储容量。 在实施例中，可移动磁盘驱动器存储包含关于存储在可移动磁盘驱动器上的数据的信息的元数据。 元数据允许系统从随机存取存储器检索正确的数据，并建立对可移动磁盘驱动器上存储的数据的控制。 在实施例中，元数据存储在两个位置，使得如果一个位置中的元数据被破坏，则可以检索元数据的第二副本。

公开(公告)号：US08590060B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US12901394

申请日：2010-10-08

申请人： Daniel J. Walkes

发明人： Daniel J. Walkes

IPC分类号： G08B29/00 ,  G06F7/04 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/85

摘要： A method and apparatus for interfacing a host computer with a hard drive cartridge is disclosed in one embodiment. The virtual device interface is divided between a kernel component in a driver stack of the kernel space and a user component configured to run in user space. The kernel component passes data commands from the operating system to a cartridge dock while separating other commands that are passed to the user component. The user component authenticates the kernel component and/or the hard drive cartridge. Use of the removable hard drive cartridge is also authorized by the user component.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中公开了用于将主机与硬盘驱动器盒接口的方法和装置。 虚拟设备接口分为内核空间的驱动程序堆栈中的内核组件和配置为在用户空间中运行的用户组件。 内核组件将数据命令从操作系统传递到盒式存储器，同时分离传递给用户组件的其他命令。 用户组件认证内核组件和/或硬盘驱动器盒。 使用可拆卸的硬盘驱动器盒也由用户组件授权。

公开(公告)号：US08127068B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US11121760

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： Steven P. Georgis

发明人： Steven P. Georgis

IPC分类号： G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F17/30188 ,  G11B17/225

摘要： Removable cartridge storage devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the removable cartridge storage device comprises a plurality of cartridge holders, each of the cartridge holders including an electrical connector configured to removably couple with a mating electrical connector of a portable data cartridge having an electronic interface, a system controller configured to control data operations, and a switch, coupled between the cartridge holders and the system controller, to electronically switch connections between the system controller and each of the cartridge holders.

摘要翻译： 公开了可移动的盒式存储装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，可移动盒存储装置包括多个盒保持器，每个盒保持器包括电连接器，其被配置为可移除地与具有电子接口的便携式数据盒的配合电连接器耦合，系统控制器被配置为控制 数据操作和耦合在盒保持器和系统控制器之间的开关，以电子地切换系统控制器和每个盒保持器之间的连接。

公开(公告)号：US08060893B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-15

申请号：US12117507

申请日：2008-05-08

申请人： Steven P. Georgis

发明人： Steven P. Georgis

IPC分类号： G11B17/04

CPC分类号： G11B33/122 ,  G11B23/0303 ,  G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/025 ,  G11B33/12

摘要： According to the invention, an electronic data storage cartridge for removable coupling to a computing system is disclosed. The electronic data storage cartridge includes a cartridge body, a connector, an optical waveguide, a hard disk drive, and a mechanical write-protect switch that prevents modification of information on the hard disk drive when active. The cartridge body includes at least two outer surfaces. The connector can be used for removable coupling to the computing system, where the connector couples information outside the cartridge body. The optical waveguide is configured to couple light between the two outer surfaces. The hard drive is coupled to the connector.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，公开了一种用于可移除耦合到计算系统的电子数据存储盒。 电子数据存储盒包括盒主体，连接器，光波导，硬盘驱动器和机械写保护开关，其防止当活动时修改硬盘驱动器上的信息。 盒体包括至少两个外表面。 连接器可以用于可移动地连接到计算系统，其中连接器将信息耦合到盒体外部。 光波导被配置为在两个外表面之间耦合光。 硬盘驱动器连接到连接器。

公开(公告)号：US08582286B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US13038594

申请日：2011-03-02

申请人： Michael H. Ulrich

发明人： Michael H. Ulrich

IPC分类号： H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G06F1/187 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： A dock couples a removable data storage cartridge, for example an RDX cartridge, to a computing device. The dock includes a chassis having frontal dimensions configured to substantially match the nominal frontal dimensions of a low profile large format disk drive, such that the dock may reside in a bay in the computing device sized to receive a low profile large format disk drive. The dock may include a door that swings about an axis aligned with the height of the door.

摘要翻译： 码头将可移动数据存储盒（例如RDX盒）耦合到计算设备。 码头包括具有正面尺寸的底盘，其被配置为基本上匹配低轮廓大格式磁盘驱动器的标称正面尺寸，使得坞站可以驻留在计算设备中的托架中，其大小适于接收低轮廓大格式磁盘驱动器。 码头可以包括围绕与门的高度对齐的轴线摆动的门。

公开(公告)号：US08230230B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US12371407

申请日：2009-02-13

申请人： Matthew Bondurant

发明人： Matthew Bondurant

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  G06F7/04 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/64 ,  G06F21/16 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/445 ,  G06F21/78

摘要： An embodiment of a data cartridge for interfacing with a data cartridge authorization system is disclosed. The data cartridge includes a drive and a communication interface. The drive is configured to store data, where the data comprises first information a first password and a fingerprint. The drive comprises an authentication feature configured to lock access to at least a portion of the data where a second password presented to the drive doesn't agree with the first password. The communication interface is coupled to the electronic storage medium and configured to communicatively couple to an authorization system. The communication interface is further configured to: (1) pass the first information to the authorization system subsequent to being communicatively coupled to the authorization system, (2) if the authentication feature is activated, receive the second password in response to passing the first information, and unlock access to the portion of the data locked by the first password if the second password agrees with the first password; and (3) pass the fingerprint to the authorization system. The communication interface is authorized to pass data to and/or receive data from the authorization system if the authorization system verifies the fingerprint as being correlated to the first information.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于与数据盒授权系统进行接口的数据盒的实施例。 数据盒包括驱动器和通信接口。 驱动器被配置为存储数据，其中数据包括第一信息第一密码和指纹。 驱动器包括认证功能，其被配置为锁定访问数据的至少一部分，其中呈现给驱动器的第二密码不符合第一密码。 通信接口耦合到电子存储介质并且被配置为通信地耦合到授权系统。 通信接口还被配置为：（1）在通信地耦合到授权系统之后将第一信息传递给授权系统，（2）如果认证特征被激活，则响应于传递第一信息而接收第二密码 并且如果第二密码与第一密码一致，则解锁对由第一密码锁定的数据的部分的访问; 和（3）将指纹传递给授权系统。 如果授权系统验证指纹与第一信息相关，通信接口被授权将数据传送到/或从授权系统接收数据。

公开(公告)号：US08019908B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US11122322

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： Steven P. Georgis

发明人： Steven P. Georgis

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/002 ,  G11B2220/2516 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： Data replication systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises at a system controller of a disk device, receiving data at a system controller of a removable cartridge storage device, transferring the data to a first portable data cartridge and transferring the data to a second portable data cartridge. The first and second portable data cartridges are electrically coupled with the system controller and removably coupled with the removable cartridge storage device.

摘要翻译： 公开了数据复制系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括在盘装置的系统控制器处，在可移动盒存储装置的系统控制器处接收数据，将数据传送到第一便携式数据盒并将数据传送到第二便携式数据盒。 第一和第二便携式数据盒与系统控制器电耦合并且可移除地与可移动盒存储装置耦合。