Method and system for accessing storage devices

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• generate a request message according to a storage access protocol that is operating system agnostic,
• transmit the request message over a wireless link of an ad-hoc network to a computing device that includes one or more storage devices, wherein the request message requests storage device information relating to the one or more storage devices,
• generate a register message according to the storage access protocol for transmission to the computing device to register with the computing device to receive an alert message for activation of at least one storage device of the one or more storage devices, and
• receive the alert message when the at least one storage device is activated.

A system comprising:

• a file system engine, implemented by a processor and/or a circuit, configured to capture a mounting event associated with a storage device;
• a core module, implemented by a processor and/or a circuit, coupled to the file system engine and configured to process the mounting event;
• and
• an access storage device protocol module, implemented by a processor and/or a circuit, configured to provide an operating system agnostic protocol to generate a response message for transmission over a wireless link of an ad-hoc network to a system that includes one or more storage devices, wherein the response message acknowledges a request for storage device information relating to a storage device of the one or more storage devices.

A method comprising:

• generating, by a processor, a request message according to a storage access protocol that is operating system agnostic;
• transmitting the request message over a wireless link of an ad-hoc network to a computing device that includes one or more storage devices, wherein the request message requests storage device information relating to the one or more storage devices;
• generating a query to request state information relating to mounting or unmounting events of one of the one or more storage devices;
• transmitting the query to the computing device;
• and
• accessing the one storage device based on the state information.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• generate a request message according to a storage access protocol that is operating system agnostic,
• transmit the request message over a wireless link of an ad-hoc network to a computing device that includes one or more storage devices, wherein the request message requests storage device information relating to the one or more storage devices,
• generate a query to request state information relating to mounting or unmounting events of one of the one or more storage devices,
• transmit the query to the computing device, and
• access the one storage device based on the state information.