Systems and methods for indication of activity status of a storage device

A system comprising:

• a background activities performance module configured to:
• determine if one or more background tasks are being performed by a data storage device;
• determine if the one or more background tasks being performed are interruptible;
• and
• determine an amount of time required to complete one or more background tasks being performed that should not be interrupted;
• a background activities determination module configured to determine if one or more background tasks are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• a level of urgency module configured to generate a level of urgency indicator based on the amount of time required to complete the one or more background tasks that are being performed that should not be interrupted and the determination of the one or more background tasks that are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• and
• a control module configured to receive, from a digital device, a status request requesting availability of the data storage device and to provide the level of urgency indicator to the digital device,
• wherein the level of urgency module is configured to generate the level of urgency indicator in response to the status request.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a digital device, a status request requesting availability of a data storage device;
• determining if one or more background tasks are being performed by the data storage device;
• determining if the one or more background tasks being performed are interruptible;
• determining an amount of time required to complete one or more background tasks being performed that should not be interrupted;
• determining if one or more background tasks are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• generating a level of urgency indicator in response to the status request, the level of urgency indicator being based on the amount of time required to complete the one or more background tasks that are being performed that should not be interrupted and the determination of the one or more background tasks that are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• and
• providing the level of urgency indicator to the digital device.

A data storage device comprising:

• a background activities performance module configured to
• determine if one or more background tasks are being performed by the data storage device;
• determine if the one or more background tasks being performed are interruptible;
• and
• determine an amount of time required to complete one or more background tasks being performed that should not be interrupted;
• a background activities determination module configured to determine if one or more background tasks are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• a level of urgency module configured to generate a level of urgency indicator based on the amount of time required to complete the one or more background tasks that are being performed that should not be interrupted and the determination of the one or more background tasks that are pending to be performed by the data storage device;
• and
• a control module configured to receive, from a digital device, a status request requesting availability of the data storage device and to provide the level of urgency indicator to the digital device, wherein the level of urgency module generates the level of urgency indicator in response to the status request.