Mass storage devices utilizing high speed serial communications
US5809337A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mass storage device having a storage medium on which digital signals can be stored. The mass storage device is coupleable to a computer through a high-speed serial bus. The high-speed serial bus has a latency and a signal transmission rate sufficient to enable transmission of digital signals between the mass storage device and the computer without interim storage of the digital signals in a buffer inside the mass storage device. The computer has a processor capable of processing the digital signals and the digital signals may be transmitted between the mass storage device and the computer without processing of the digital signals by a processor in the mass storage device.
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