Storage apparatus adapted to interface with a host apparatus for processing two different types of recording media
US6014726A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first host interface circuit for an MO and a second host interface circuit for a CD are provided in order to allowing a common apparatus of two kinds of medium to be seemed as independent drives, for example, a CD player and an MO drive for a host. The first host interface circuit for the MO and the second host interface circuit for the CD are allocated to a master and a slave by peculiar ID numbers in a host interface. The first host interface circuit for the MO executes a reception of a command for the MO from and a response to the host interface. The second host interface circuit for the CD executes a reception of a command for the CD from and a response to the host interface.
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