Disk storage system having an electronic circuit mounted on the surface of the disk and control method thereof
US6938121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a control method of a rotary storage medium having an electronic circuit that controls connection between an electronic circuit block and an external apparatus to enhance the performance of the entire system, and a system thereof. The system is an intelligent disk system including an intelligent disk having double-surface structure that stores information and is detachable from a drive unit, wherein an electronic circuit is mounted on at least one surface or between both surfaces of the intelligent disk and the electronic circuit is provided with a CPU, and wherein the system controls the intelligent disk so that contents of the disk surfaces of the intelligent disk may be transferred to or loaded in an external apparatus at the time of the intelligent disk rotating or mechanically operating (S36-S37) and the CPU may control the external apparatus when the intelligent disk is not operating.
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