发明名称 |
VIRTUAL REMOVABLE DISK DEVICE FOR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for interfacing a host computer with a hard drive cartridge is disclosed in one embodiment. The virtual device interface is divided between a kernel component in a driver stack of the kernel space and a user component configured to run in user space. The kernel component passes data commands from the operating system to a cartridge dock while separating other commands that are passed to the user component. The user component authenticates the kernel component and/or the hard drive cartridge. Use of the removable hard drive cartridge is also authorized by the user component. |
申请公布号 |
US2012090022(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.04.12 |
申请号 |
US20100901394 |
申请日期 |
2010.10.08 |
申请人 |
WALKES DANIEL J.;PROSTOR SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
WALKES DANIEL J. |
分类号 |
G06F21/00;G11B19/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F21/00 |
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