Method and system for controlling the admission of a storage means to a peripheral bus of a data reproduction system

A data reproduction system for reproduction of data received from a storage device, comprising:

• a controller for controlling the transfer of data within the system and the reproduction of data,
• a buffer for transferring data, and
• a peripheral bus for connecting a storage device to the data reproduction system, characterized in that
• the data reproduction system further comprises an admission controller for controlling the admission of a storage device to the peripheral bus based on the read latency of the storage device, wherein said admission controller is adapted to determine the read latency of the storage device;
• and
• wherein the controller is further configured and arranged to reproduce the data of the storage device concurrently with the admission controller controlling admission of the storage device.

A method for controlling the admission of a storage device to a peripheral bus of a data reproduction system comprising the steps of:

• connecting the storage device to the peripheral bus of the data reproduction system,
• determining the read latency of the storage device,
• deciding based on the determined read latency whether the storage device is admitted to the peripheral bus or rejected, and
• reproducing the data of the storage device, performed concurrently with the step of deciding whether the storage device is admitted to the peripheral bus, wherein the step of reproducing the data is stopped if the storage device is rejected.

A system for controlling admission of a storage device to a peripheral bus of a data reproduction system, comprising a controller configured and arranged to:

• begin reproducing data stored on the storage device in response to the storage device being connected to the peripheral bus;
• during the reproducing of the data stored on the storage device:
• determine a read latency of the storage device;
• determine a maximum read time based on an amount of memory available for buffing data transferred from the storage device to the data reproduction system;
• decide whether the storage device is admitted to the peripheral bus or rejected based on a comparison between the determined read latency and the determined maximum read time;
• and
• in response to deciding not to admit the storage device to the peripheral bus, stop the reproducing of the data;
• and
• maintain a history of optimal settings for the connected storage device.