COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICE HAVING SEPARATE READ-ONLY SPACE AND READ-WRITE SPACE, REMOVABLE MEDIA COMPONENT, SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERFACE, AND NETWORK INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A storage device comprising:
- a processor;
a computer interface communicably connected to the processor, wherein the computer interface is adapted to enable communications exclusively between a computer and the processor;
a system interface communicably connecting the processor to the computer, wherein the system interface is adapted to enable the processor to manage one or more hardware components of the computer;
a network interface communicably connected to the processor, wherein the network interface is adapted to enable the processor to communicate over a network, and the processor is adapted to employ the network interface for communications with select file servers to the exclusion of other file servers;
a storage means communicably connected to the processor, the storage means having a first designated storage section and a second designated storage section, wherein the processor has read and write access to both the first and second designated storage sections, and the computer has read-only access to the first designated storage section and read-write access to the second designated storage section;
a removable media storage component communicably connected to the processor.
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Abstract
A storage device for use with a computer is disclosed. The storage device includes a processor communicably connected to a computer through a computer interface and a system interface. The computer interface enables communications exclusively between the processor and the computer, while the system interface enables to processor to manage one or more hardware components of the computer. A network interface is also included to enable the processor to communicate over a network with select file servers to the exclusion of other file servers. A storage means is communicably connected to the processor and includes first and second designated storage sections. The processor has read-write access to both storage sections, while the computer has read-only access to the first storage section and read-write access to the second storage section. A removable media storage component is also communicably connected to the processor.
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32 Claims
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1. A storage device comprising:
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a processor; a computer interface communicably connected to the processor, wherein the computer interface is adapted to enable communications exclusively between a computer and the processor; a system interface communicably connecting the processor to the computer, wherein the system interface is adapted to enable the processor to manage one or more hardware components of the computer; a network interface communicably connected to the processor, wherein the network interface is adapted to enable the processor to communicate over a network, and the processor is adapted to employ the network interface for communications with select file servers to the exclusion of other file servers; a storage means communicably connected to the processor, the storage means having a first designated storage section and a second designated storage section, wherein the processor has read and write access to both the first and second designated storage sections, and the computer has read-only access to the first designated storage section and read-write access to the second designated storage section; a removable media storage component communicably connected to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer network comprising:
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at least one select file server; a network server; a computer communicably connected to the network server, the computer being remotely disposed from the at least one select file server and the network server; and a storage device communicably connected to the computer and the at least one select file server, the storage device being in communication with the computer and comprising a processor, a computer interface, a system interface, a network interface, a storage means, and a removable media storage component, wherein; the computer interface is adapted to enable communications exclusively between the computer and the processor, the system interface is adapted to enable the processor to manage one or more hardware components of the computer, the processor is adapted to employ the network interface for communications with select file servers to the exclusion of other file servers, the removable media storage component is communicably connected to the processor, and the storage means includes a first designated storage section and a second designated storage section, the processor having read and write access to both the first and second designated storage sections, and the computer having read-only access to the first designated storage section and read-write access to the second designated storage section. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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