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7624233 Portable storage device  
Portable storage devices and methods of configuring portable storage devices are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, a method for configuring a portable storage device may include receiving...
7620994 Data recording system and data access method  
A data recording system and method are provided which, when the removal of a recording medium is detected during data writing, the data recording system retains accessed processing not executed in...
7619912 Memory module decoder  
A memory module connectable to a computer system includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of memory devices coupled to the printed circuit board, and a logic element coupled to the printed...
7613880 Memory module, memory system, and information device  
A memory system including large-capacity ROM and RAM in which high-speed reading and writing are enabled is provided. A memory system including a non-volatile memory (CHIP 1 ), DRAM (CHIP 3 ), a...
7610456 Automatically detecting types of external data flash devices  
Methods for identifying devices may include receiving by one or more memory devices, one or more of a plurality of read memory device ID commands. The one or more memory devices may respond to the...
7610447 Upgradable memory system with reconfigurable interconnect  
Described herein is a point-to-point memory communications architecture, having a point-to-point signal line set associated with each of a plurality of connectors or module positions. When the...
7610434 File recording apparatus  
To effectively record files onto a semiconductor memory, a file recording apparatus has a plurality of file buffers provided for the respective files. Data requested to be written is accumulated in...
7610409 Method for transporting data through universal serial bus and universal serial bus device  
A Universal Serial Bus data transport method and its device is disclosed. Data transport is performed through a high-speed transport technique based on a Universal Serial Bus, which consists of...
7607579 Information processing apparatus  
The invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted; and a data communication unit that performs data exchange with the...
7606973 System and method for pervasive computing with a portable non-volatile memory device  
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for providing pervasive computing with a removable non-volatile memory device is provided. A portable operating system receives a...
7606972 Storage unit, information processing apparatus, and eject control method for storage unit  
A removable hard disk drive is detachable from a computer apparatus, and includes a storage medium for storing data from the computer apparatus and a communication interface with the computer...
7606964 Virtual USB flash memory storage device with PCI express interface, controller and method thereof  
A virtual universal serial bus (USB) flash memory storage device with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Express interface including a microcontroller connected separately to a flash memory...
7603518 System and method for improved media identification in a storage device  
Systems and methods are provided for improved identification of removable storage media. A scanner may be used to read an identifier, such as a barcode, on a removable storage media. In the event...
7594074 Storage system  
To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units and data...
7594059 Multi-interfaced accessory device for use with host computing systems  
A device includes two connectors for enabling connectivity and access of a data resource by a connected computer or computing system. Each connector may support a different communication port, and...
7593900 Host device, memory card, memory capacity changing method, memory capacity changing program and memory capacity charge giving/receiving method  
A host device exchanging information with a memory card, the host device including: a charge management module configured to receive payment of a charge corresponding to an increased amount of a...
7590782 Multiple removable non-volatile memory cards serially communicating with a host  
Two or more very small encapsulated electronic circuit cards to which data are read and written are removably inserted into two or more sockets of a host system that is wired to the sockets....
7587554 Device and method for providing data exchange and storage  
The invention relates to a device and method for providing data exchange and storage. The device comprises a controller module ( 62 ) which includes a firmware for controlling operation of each...
7584325 Apparatus, system, and method for providing a RAID storage system in a processor blade enclosure  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing a redundant array of inexpensive disks (“RAID”) storage subsystem within a processor blade enclosure. A first RAID controller blade...
7583402 Image forming device and image forming system  
This image forming device 1 comprises an image processing unit 9 , an HDD 23 and an image forming unit. The image processing unit 9 is capable of instructing the output of the image data...
7577789 Upgradable memory system with reconfigurable interconnect  
Described are systems that employ configurable on-die termination elements that allow users to select from two or more termination topologies. One topology is programmable to support rail-to-rail...
7577783 Portable data storage device and method of dynamic memory management therefor  
A portable data storage device includes a first storage unit having a data storing zone and a reserved zone for bad blocks in the first storage unit, and a second storage unit having a look-up...
7565488 Apparatus, system, and method for integrated blade raid controller and storage  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating a blade RAID controller and storage. A storage blade enclosure communicates with a blade chassis. The storage blade enclosure is...
7565484 Methods, apparatus and computer programs for scheduling storage requests  
Provided are methods, apparatus arid computer programs for scheduling storage input and/or output (I/O) requests. A method for scheduling storage access requests determines a request processing...
7562271 Memory system topologies including a buffer device and an integrated circuit memory device  
Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory...
7562178 Memory hub and method for memory sequencing  
A memory module includes a memory hub coupled to several memory devices. The memory hub includes at least one performance counter that tracks one or more system metrics—for example, page hit...
7558907 Virtual memory card controller  
The claimed subject matter can provide an architecture that can transparently provide more robust interactions between a host device and a smartcard or other mass media storage device by way of...
7555629 Memory card providing hardware acceleration for read operations  
A memory card comprises a memory controller connected to a non-volatile memory module. The memory controller comprises a first circuit adapted to convert a first external address into a first...
7555602 Data processing apparatus and method for restoring a file system  
A data processing apparatus for writing data to a recording medium having a predetermined file system configured therein includes the following elements: an insertion portion that removably holds...
7552281 Apparatus and method for processing data in a wireless terminal with external memory  
An apparatus processes data using an external memory. In the apparatus, an external memory power supply provides power to the external memory. An external memory insertion detector detects...
7548337 Image forming device  
This image forming device 1 comprises a control unit, a connector interface 31 , an external memory 33 , and an image forming unit. The control unit instructs the output of a predetermined...
7546414 Computer system, storage system, and device control method  
The invention provides a computer system, storage system, and device control method which keep and operate long-term data stored in a disk device using its characteristics for a long time and at...
7543111 Method and device for storing content on a removable medium  
The method consists of providing ( 1 ) a user interface for selecting a content item stored on a storage means, retrieving ( 3 ) a further content item related to the content item from a system on...
7539816 Disk control device, disk control method  
A disk control device stores write requests from a cache memory or reads commands from a host in a queue for a disk drive in chronological order. When the number of write requests stored in the...
7539649 Integrated circuit card with situation dependent identity authentication  
This invention concerns an integrated circuit (IC) device, such as smart cards, electronic wallets, PC cards, and the like, and various methods for authenticating identities and authorizing...
7533218 Memory system topology  
A memory subsystem. A memory subsystem includes a memory controller coupled to a processor and a plurality of N memory modules. The memory controller is directly coupled to convey information to...
7529807 Common storage in scalable computer systems  
A computer system comprises a plurality of processing modules, each operable to provide a service to an external entity. Each processing module has a processor and a memory. A storage module is...
7526597 Buffered memory having a control bus and dedicated data lines  
A memory system architecture/interconnect topology includes a configurable width buffered module having a configurable width buffer device. The configurable width buffer device is coupled to at...
7523289 Random access storage system capable of performing storage operations intended for alternative storage devices  
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for a storage system comprising at least one mobile random access storage device capable of storing first and second data on at least one docking station. The...
7523248 System having a controller device, a buffer device and a plurality of memory devices  
A system comprises a controller device, an integrated circuit buffer device and a first and second memory device. A first plurality of signal lines is coupled to the controller device. A second...
7519743 Multimedia storage and communication device and its determining method  
The present invention is related to an interface design for multimedia data transmitting, which can provide a working interface in a data storing device or a communication device, using the working...
7516269 Folding USB flash memory device for providing memory storage capacity  
A USB flash memory device connected to a USB bus includes a flash memory module including at least one flash memory, a USB connector for transferring data packets onto the USB bus and receiving the...
7512847 Method for estimating and reporting the life expectancy of flash-disk memory  
A method for managing a memory device, a memory device so managed and a system that includes such a memory device. A value of a longevity parameter of the device is monitored after a data operation...
7509522 Removable storage device and method of data recovery using the same  
Provided are a portable storage device and a method of data recovery using the same, in which when the integrity of the recorded data is damaged, the integrity of the recorded data can be easily...
7506128 Smart card with volatile memory file subsystem  
An integrated circuit (IC) module allows volatile data generated by applications to be stored within volatile data files in the volatile memory. A file system tracks the location of all data files...
7500025 Electronic apparatus and method of controlling a memory unit connected to the same  
An electronic apparatus in which a memory unit containing a memory and a controller to access the memory in response to an externally input command can be installed. The electronic apparatus...
7496704 Information processing device with display having attachable/detachable data storage device having a plurality of recording media  
An information processing device includes: an interface to/from which a recording medium is attachable/detachable; a data storage device that stores data; a data extractor that extracts data...
7496703 Virtual IDE card reader with PCI express interface  
The present invention discloses a virtual integrated drive electronics (IDE) card reader with a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI Express). The card reader includes a microcontroller...
7495698 Compact holder for memory storage device and digital image processing apparatus having the same  
A memory card holder in which different types of memory cards are compatible, and a digital image processing apparatus using the memory card slot. The memory card holder and digital image...
7490199 System and method for safe removal of a removable device from a digital appliance  
A method and system is introduced for allowing removal of a removable device connected to a digital appliance in a safe manner that preserves removable device integrity. There is no requirement for...