Transfer of data storage device features
US8732364B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2056
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Transferring storage device functionality includes providing a device coupled to the storage device, where the device is separate from the storage device, having the device handle I/O requests between an application and the storage device, and, in response to the application issuing an I/O request, having the device determine if the request corresponds to functionality being transferred and, if so, having the device provide the functionality. The device may be a host computer. The application may run on the host computer. A driver on the host computer may provide the functionality. The functionality may include read only functionality, data compression, data encryption, mirroring, and/or status reporting.
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