Patent · US Active

Device and file transfer system

US7949796B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
0References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateSep 2, 2008
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device is connectable to a computer using a data string based on the SCSI standard. The device includes a mode switching section configured to switch the device to one of a first mode and a second mode in which an access to the storage device with a standard SCSI commands is permitted and prohibited, respectively. When the standard SCSI command is received and the device is in the first mode, the physical storage area of the data storage section is accessed on the basis of the SCSI command. When the standard SCSI command is received and the device is in the second mode, a pseudo response is transmitted to the computer, which indicates that no storage medium is mounted. When a particular SCSI command is received, the file is accessed through a file system provided in the device based on the particular SCSI command.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.