Management of storage media device connected to a root hub
AssigneeBuffalo Inc.
InventorTaichi Ejiri
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Abstract
Improves ease of operation by making it easier for the operator to view and select storage media devices connected to a computer unit. Provides a computer unit with a USB root hub and running an operating system that has the function of managing a storage media device connected to the root hub directly or indirectly via a hub. The unit includes a topology configuration portion that, when the hub is connected to a port of the root hub and the storage media device is connected to the hub, configures the hub as a virtual drive and sets up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media device is placed in the virtual drive; and a display controller that displays on a display device a directory list DP of the connections that were configured by the topology configuration portion.
Claims13
A computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing a storage media device connected to the root hub directly or indirectly via a hub, comprising:
- a topology configuration portion that, when the hub is connected to a port of the root hub and the storage media device is connected to the hub, configures the hub as a virtual drive and sets up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media device is placed in the virtual drive;
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- a display controller that displays on a display device a directory list of connections that were configured by the topology configuration portion.
A computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing storage media that are connected to the root hub, comprising:
- a topology configuration portion that, when a reader device adapted to read a plurality of storage media is connected to a port of the root hub and additionally the storage media are loaded into the reader device, configures the reader device as a virtual drive and sets up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media is placed in the virtual drive;
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- a display controller that displays on a display device a directory list of connections that were configured by the topology configuration portion.
A computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing a storage media device connected to the root hub, comprising:
- a topology configuration portion that, when the storage media device is connected directly or indirectly to the root hub, configures the root hub as a virtual drive and sets up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media device is placed in the virtual drive;
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- a display controller that displays on a display device a directory list of connections that were configured by the topology configuration portion.
A computer processing method for managing a storage media device connected to a root hub of a prescribed interface directly or indirectly via a hub, the method comprising the steps of:
- when the hub is connected to a port of the root hub and the storage media device is connected to the hub, configuring the hub as a virtual drive and setting up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media device is placed in the virtual drive;
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- displaying on a display device a directory of the connection.
A computer processing method for managing storage media that are connected to a root hub of a prescribed interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- when a reader device adapted to read a plurality of storage media is connected to a port of the root hub and additionally the storage media are loaded into the reader device, configuring the reader device as a virtual drive and setting up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media is placed in the virtual drive;
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- displaying on a display device a directory of the connection.
A computer processing method for managing a storage media device connected to a root hub of a prescribed interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- when the storage media device is connected directly or indirectly to the root hub, configuring the root hub as a virtual drive and setting up a connection whereby a folder corresponding to the storage media device is placed in the virtual drive;
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- displaying on a display device a directory of the connection.
A computer program product for a computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing a storage media device connected to the root hub directly or indirectly via a hub, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
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- a computer program stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
- a portion for prompting the operating system to assign a drive letter to the hub when connection of the hub to a port of the root hub is detected;
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- a portion for prompting the operating system to mount the storage media device into a drive represented by the assigned drive letter when connection of the storage media device to the hub is detected.
A computer program product for a computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing storage media connected to the root hub, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
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- a computer program stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
- a portion for prompting the operating system to assign a drive letter to the reader device when connection of a reader device adapted to read a plurality of storage media to a port of the root hub is detected;
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- a portion for prompting the operating system to mount the storage media into a drive represented by the assigned drive letter when loading of the storage media into the storage media device is detected.
A computer program product for a computer unit furnished with a root hub of a prescribed interface, and running an operating system that has a function of managing a storage media device connected to the root hub, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
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- a computer program stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
- a portion for prompting the operating system to assign a drive letter to the root hub;
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- a portion for prompting the operating system to mount the storage media device into a drive represented by the assigned drive letter when connection of the storage media device directly or indirectly to the root hub is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.