Native USB/FireWire(1394) storage device
AssigneeI.D.E. Technologies Ltd.
InventorItzhak Levy
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Abstract
A computer storage device has a native USB/FireWire (1394) connector. In this native USB or FireWire physical storage device, the USB or FireWire (1394) connector is integrated into the storage device control unit. This eliminates the need for a hardware bridge between the serial or parallel ATA/ATAPI storage device and the USB or FireWire host computer port.
Claims8
A computer storage device assembly, comprising:
- a computer storage device;
- a control unit connected to said computer storage device for reading data from said storage device;
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- at least one of a native USB connector and FireWire connector configured for receiving a USB or FireWire plug for connecting said control unit to a host computer.
A computer hard disk drive assembly, consisting essentially of a hard disk, a control unit connected to said hard disk, a power connector, and at least one connector selected from the group consisting of a USB connector and a FireWire connector configured to receive a USB or FireWire cable for connection to a host computer.
An external hard drive assembly, consisting essentially of a computer storage device, a control unit connected to said storage device, a housing enclosing said storage device and said control unit, a power connector mounted to said housing, and at least one connector selected from the group consisting of a native USB connector and a native FireWire connector mounted to said control unit and configured to receive a USB or FireWire cable for connecting said control unit to a host computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.