METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING MEDIA CONTENTS USING NON-VOLATILE STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A method of reproducing digital media content comprising:
- providing power to at least one system component, the at least one system component including a solid state non-volatile storage device;
reading a boot code from the solid state non-volatile storage device; and
reproducing the digital media content using the boot code, the reproducing including reading the digital media content from the solid state storage device.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to a method for reproducing digital media content, and more particularly but without limitation, to a method and apparatus for reading a boot code and digital media content from a non-volatile storage medium other than a conventional hard disk drive. In embodiments of the invention, power is limitedly supplied to an apparatus required for reproducing digital media content. Additionally, in embodiments of the invention, the digital media content is reproduced using a non-volatile storage medium other than a conventional hard disk drive (HDD); in particular, embodiments of the invention utilize a solid state drive (SSD) such as a non-volatile cache memory inside a hybrid hard drive (HDD) or an on-board cache memory. Embodiments of the invention also provide an apparatus for performing the method.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of reproducing digital media content comprising:
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providing power to at least one system component, the at least one system component including a solid state non-volatile storage device; reading a boot code from the solid state non-volatile storage device; and reproducing the digital media content using the boot code, the reproducing including reading the digital media content from the solid state storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A digital media apparatus comprising:
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a power source unit configured to provide power to at least one component of the digital media apparatus; a solid state non-volatile storage device coupled to the power source, the solid state non-volatile storage device configured to store a boot code and digital media content; a reading unit coupled to the power source and the solid state non-volatile storage device, the reading unit configured to read the boot code; and a reproduction unit coupled to the reading unit and the solid state non-volatile storage device, the reproduction unit configured to reproduce the digital media content based on the boot code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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