Apparatus, system, and method for protecting a motion-sensitive device

A system for protecting a HDD, the system comprising:

• the HDD;
• a processor executing executable code;
• an accelerometer coupled to the processor and the HDD, the accelerometer measuring acceleration events of the HDD within a predefined time interval;
• a memory storing the executable code, the executable code comprising,
• an identification module identifying a use-intensive task involving the HDD wherein the use-intensive task has a use frequency that exceeds a use frequency threshold;
• a tracking module tracking acceleration events of the HDD in relation to at least one reference time interval;
• a classification module classifying the acceleration events based on a severity threshold;
• a pattern generator generating a movement pattern representative of movement of the HDD during the predefined time interval;
• a forecaster defining a motion forecast comprising at least one motionless time interval of at least one hour within a 24 hour period, the motion forecast based at least in part on the movement pattern;
• and
• a scheduler scheduling the use-intensive task such that the use-intensive task executes within the motionless time interval.

A method for protecting a HDD, the method comprising:

• identifying, by use of a processor, a task involving the HDD wherein the use-intensive task has a use frequency that exceeds a use frequency threshold;
• tracking movements of the HDD in relation to at least one reference time interval;
• classifying the movements based on a severity threshold;
• generating a movement pattern representative of movement of the HDD during a 24 hour period;
• determining a motion forecast that predicts a motionless time interval of at least one hour within the 24 hour period;
• and
• scheduling the use-intensive task such that the use-intensive task executes within the motionless time interval.

An apparatus for protecting a HDD, the apparatus comprising:

• a semiconductor device storing executable code;
• a processor executing the executable code, the executable code comprising
• an identification module identifying a use-intensive task involving the HDD wherein the use-intensive task has a use frequency that exceeds a use frequency threshold;
• a tracking module tracking movements of the HDD in relation to at least one reference time interval;
• a classification module classifying the movements based on a severity threshold;
• a pattern generator generating a movement pattern representative of movement of the HDD during a 24 hour period;
• a forecaster defining a motion forecast that predicts at least one motionless time interval of at least one hour within the 24 hour period, the motion forecast based at least in part on the movement pattern;
• and
• a scheduler scheduling a use-intensive task in response to the motion forecast comprising the at least one motionless time interval, the use-intensive task scheduled to execute within the at least one motionless time interval.

A semiconductor device storing executable code executed by a processor to perform operations comprising:

• an operation to identify a use-intensive task involving the HDD wherein the use-intensive task has a use frequency that exceeds a use frequency threshold;
• an operation to track movements of the HDD in relation to at least one reference time interval;
• an operation to classify the movements based on a severity threshold;
• an operation to generate a movement pattern representative of movement of the HDD during a 24 hour period;
• an operation to determine a motion forecast that predicts a motionless time interval of at least one hour within the 24 hour period;
• and
• an operation to schedule the use-intensive task such that the use-intensive task executes within the motionless time interval.