Data storage system
AssigneeAsaca Corporation
InventorsKirk Donald Wilson, Noritada Kuwayama
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Abstract
An memory device (HDD) storage system (10) has at least one storing location (16) in which an memory device (18) is received while the memory device is not supplied with an electric power, at least one docking location (22) where the memory device is supplied with the electric power so that data can be stored in the memory device and retrieved from the memory device, and a transport device (30) for transporting the memory device between the shelf (16) and the docking location (22). Alternatively, a switching controller (110) connects a system controller (26) and also a power source (118) to an immovably secured memory device (18).
Claims5
A data storage system, comprising:
- one or more memory devices;
- a system controller each connected with the memory devices through respective first switches for data transmission;
- a power source connected with the memory devices through respective second switches;
- and
- a switching controller for switching on and off the first and second switches;
- and
- an active interface translation element (AIT) which provides logical switching and electrical switching of data interfaces from a switching station through a virtual drive logical element to a host interface element (HIM).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.