Disk drive deferred boot in consumer products
AssigneeLSI Logic Corporation
InventorPaul Swan
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Abstract
A method for parking a drive in a video recorder comprising the steps of (A) applying main power to the video recorder, (B) parking the drive in response to applying main power to the video recorder, (C) placing the video recorder in a standby mode, (D) presenting a user with a setup request to (i) setup the video recorder in the standby mode or (ii) enter into a normal mode, (E) if the user selects to setup the video recorder, continue parking the drive, and (F) if the user selects to enter into the normal mode, unparking the drive to allow the video recorder to access the drive.
Claims20
A method for parking a drive in a video recorder, comprising the steps of:
- (A) applying main power to said video recorder;
- (B) parking said drive in response to applying main power to said video recorder;
- (C) placing said video recorder in a standby mode;
- (D) presenting a user with a setup request to (i) setup said video recorder or (ii) enter into a normal operating mode;
- (E) if said user selects to setup said video recorder, continue parking said drive;
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- (F) if said user selects to enter into said normal operating mode, unparking said drive to allow said video recorder to access said drive.
An apparatus comprising:
- a video recorder comprising (i) one or more software modules and (ii) a drive, wherein:
- said drive is configured to receive and transmit a video data signal in response to one or more signals received from one or more of said software modules;
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- one of said signals comprises a command configured to park said drive in response to either (i) a user selecting to setup said video recorder when in a first mode and (ii) said video recorder receiving main power for the first time when in a second mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.