Simultaneously supporting different block sizes on a single hard drive
US8407446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system where a hardware platform such as a disk drive is formatted to the largest block length it is desired to read from or write to. Using commands, data can be accessed from the drive in any block length that is equal to or less than the formatted block length.
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