Global Patent Index - EP 1393155 A2

EP 1393155 A2 20040303 - MONITORING AND DATA EXCHANGE METHOD OF AN EXTERNAL STORAGE MEDIUM UNIT

Title (en)

MONITORING AND DATA EXCHANGE METHOD OF AN EXTERNAL STORAGE MEDIUM UNIT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG UND ZUM DATENAUSTAUSCH EINER EXTERNEN DATENTRÄGEREINHEIT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE CONTROLE ET D'ECHANGE DE DONNEES D'UNE UNITE DE STOCKAGE DE DONNEES EXTERNE

Publication

EP 1393155 A2 20040303 (DE)

Application

EP 03720152 A 20030304

Priority

  • DE 0300746 W 20030304
  • DE 10209712 A 20020306

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03075164A2] The invention relates to a method for operating an external storage medium unit, comprised of at least one stationary computer unit and of an external storage medium unit that can be connected to the computer unit via a connection port and a data connection. Inside the stationary computer unit, an operating program continuously monitors possible connection ports, which are provided for a data connection to an external storage medium, for an existing data connection. In the event a data connection to an external storage medium unit via a connection port exists, the operating program simultaneously monitors whether a pulse generator connected to the data connection has generated a voltage pulse on the external storage medium unit. Upon detection, additional processes, particularly for synchronizing data, can be initiated by the operating program. The impulse generator for generating the voltage pulse on the external storage medium unit is preferably a push-button device.

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/06

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 13/4081 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/0601 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03075164A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03075164 A2 20030912; WO 03075164 A3 20031113; AU 2003223851 A1 20030916; AU 2003223851 A8 20030916; CN 101004733 A 20070725; CN 1307522 C 20070328; CN 1639677 A 20050713; DE 10390927 D2 20050127; EP 1393155 A2 20040303; JP 2005519392 A 20050630; US 2004236804 A1 20041125

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0300746 W 20030304; AU 2003223851 A 20030304; CN 03805105 A 20030304; CN 200710084723 A 20030304; DE 10390927 T 20030304; EP 03720152 A 20030304; JP 2003573551 A 20030304; US 78412004 A 20040220