Peripheral storage media drive adapter
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorMichael R. Flannery
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Abstract
An adapter for receiving a surplus optical storage media drive capable of stand-alone playing of optical storage media is described. The adapter provides at least the minimum level of functionality required, together with the surplus optical storage media drive, to play optical storage media in order to extend the useful life of the surplus drive. The optical storage media may include compact disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs or the like type of storage media. The adapter provides the capability of connecting with external devices that improve the functionality and usefulness of the drive-adapter system.
Claims28
A system for obtaining data from a peripheral storage media drive, comprising:
- a peripheral storage media drive suitable for reading information;
- an adapter including a housing, the housing suitable for removable receiving the peripheral storage media drive, wherein the adapter is capable of utilizing a subset of a command set used to control the peripheral storage media drive, wherein the subset enables the adapter to output data from the peripheral storage media drive;
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- a computer system suitable for being communicatively coupled to the peripheral storage media drive, the computer system capable of utilizing the command set used to control the peripheral storage media drive;
- wherein the adapter is suitable for outputting data received from peripheral storage media drive but is incapable of outputting data accessible by the computer system from the peripheral storage media drive.
A peripheral storage media drive adapter, comprising:
- a housing, the housing suitable for removable receiving a peripheral storage media drive;
- and
- a controller disposed within the housing, wherein the controller is capable of utilizing a subset of a command set used to control the peripheral storage media drive, the subset enabling the controller to output data from the peripheral storage media drive;
- wherein the controller is suitable for outputting data received from peripheral storage media drive but is incapable of outputting data accessible by a computer system from the peripheral storage media drive.
A system for obtaining data from an optical storage drive, comprising:
- a peripheral storage media drive suitable for reading information contained on a medium inserted into the peripheral storage media drive;
- means for adapting, the adapting means including a housing for removable receiving the peripheral storage media drive, wherein the adapting means is capable of utilizing a subset of a command set used to access an peripheral storage media drive;
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- a computer system suitable for being communicatively coupled to the peripheral storage media drive, the computer system capable of utilizing the command set used to access computer data;
- wherein the subset of the command set configures the adapting means for outputting data received from the peripheral storage media drive as read from a medium but is incapable of outputting data accessible by the computer system from the peripheral storage media drive.
A stand-alone adapter for a peripheral storage media drive from a computer system, the adapter comprising:
- a housing disposed to removably receive the peripheral storage media drive in a drive bay of the housing, wherein the peripheral storage media drive is suitable for reading information from peripheral storage media of the peripheral storage media drive;
- a connector disposed within the drive bay and configured to be electrically connected to the peripheral storage media drive when the peripheral storage media drive is residing in the drive bay;
- a controller adapted to control the peripheral storage media drive using a subset of a command set used in the computer system to control the peripheral storage media drive;
- a memory configured to store the subset of the command set;
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- a display screen configured to display images associated with the information from the peripheral storage media;
- wherein the adaptor is suitable for outputting data associated with the information from the peripheral storage media drive but is not suitable for outputting computer data accessible by the computer system from the peripheral storage media drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.