Systems and methods for providing a dynamic electronic storage unit
OwnerJason A. Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular electronic storage unit. The unit includes an electronic circuit board riser. An electronic storage card having a storage device is removably coupled to the electronic circuit board riser and is in communication with the electronic circuit board riser. A controller is couple to the electronic circuit board rise that provides support for communicating between the electronic storage card and an external computing device. In one embodiment, two or more electronic storage cards are removably coupled to the electronic circuit board riser and are in a RAID. Further the controller is a RAID controller. In another embodiment, the storage device is a solid state storage device.
Claims20
A modular electronic storage unit comprising:
- an electronic circuit board riser;
- an electronic storage card having a storage device, the electronic storage card being removably coupled to the electronic circuit board riser and being in communication with the electronic circuit board riser;
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- a controller coupled to the electronic circuit board riser, wherein the controller provides support for communicating between the electronic storage card and an external computing device.
A modular electronic storage device comprising:
- an electronic circuit board riser having means for receiving an electronic storage card, the electronic circuit board riser having a bus system;
- an electronic storage card having a storage device and being received in the means for receiving an electronic storage card riser and being in communication with the bus system;
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- a controller coupled to the bus system, wherein the controller provides support for communicating between the electronic storage card and an external device.
A modular electronic storage enterprise comprising:
- a first modular electronic storage unit having a first electronic circuit board riser, the first electronic circuit board riser having a first bus system, and having a first electronic storage card operably coupled to the first electronic circuit board riser, and having means for establishing a connection between the first bus system and another modular electronic storage unit;
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- a second modular electronic storage unit having a second electronic circuit board riser, the second electronic circuit board riser having a second bus system, and having a second electronic storage card operably coupled to the second electronic circuit board riser, and having means for establishing a connection between the second bus system and the first modular electronic storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.