Global Patent Index - EP 1946201 A2

EP 1946201 A2 20080723 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING EXTERNAL STORAGE

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING EXTERNAL STORAGE

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR VERBESSERTE EXTERNE SPEICHERUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR AUGMENTER LA MEMOIRE EXTERNE

Publication

EP 1946201 A2 20080723 (EN)

Application

EP 06836546 A 20061025

Priority

  • US 2006041856 W 20061025
  • US 73306705 P 20051102
  • US 47889506 A 20060630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007055925A2] One embodiment as described herein provides a system and method for enhancing external storage. One embodiment includes a controller of a peripheral device of a computer system. The controller provides access a storage medium of the peripheral drive. In one embodiment, the storage medium of the peripheral device includes a section of storage reserved for firmware of the peripheral device.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06F 3/0607 (2013.01 - EP KR); G06F 3/0626 (2013.01 - EP KR); G06F 3/0632 (2013.01 - EP KR); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01 - KR); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01 - EP KR); G06F 3/123 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007055925A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007055925 A2 20070518; WO 2007055925 A3 20080103; EP 1946201 A2 20080723; JP 2009515254 A 20090409; KR 20080067570 A 20080721

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006041856 W 20061025; EP 06836546 A 20061025; JP 2008538929 A 20061025; KR 20077020041 A 20070831