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US 8,266,359 B2Granted
Method of connecting mass storage device
OwnerKam Fu Chaninventor
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Abstract
Method for connecting mass storage device(s) with data connection device(s) connecting to data port(s) with the same data interface type(s) as that of the mass storage device(s) for data transmission and with power connection device(s) connecting to power port(s), for power supply, on a bus of technologies with power management capabilities and facilities in computer-related or computer-controlled or operating-system-controlled machines or devices for using and swapping the mass storage device(s).
Claims4
A method for connecting a mass storage device with a computer, comprising the steps of:
- connecting a data port of said mass storage device to a data bus of an interface provided by a motherboard of said computer by the use of data cable or data connection device without interface translation, wherein said interface corresponds to a standard of said mass storage device;
- and
- connecting a power port of said mass storage device by the use of power cable or power connection device to a power port on a programmable bus of technology with power management capabilities or facilities, which are controllable by an application program, as the source for power supply and management, making hot-swapping possible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.