DATA STORAGE DEVICE
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1. Data storage device comprising:
- first connection means configured to connect the data storage device to an electronic device;
second connection means configured to wirelessly connect the data storage device to at least one remote storage server;
a local memory;
characterized in that the data storage device also comprises;
memory managing means configured to receive a request from said electronic device to which the data storage device is configured to be connected through said first connection means to read a piece of information and to, if the requested piece of information is stored in the local memory and in at least one remote storage server to which the data storage device is configured to be connected through said second connection means, read said requested piece of information from the local memory and send the requested piece of information to said electronic device.
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Abstract
A data storage device connectable to an electronic device and a remote storage serve, which comprises memory managing means configured to receive a request for a piece of information from the electronic device and if said piece of information is stored both in a local memory of the data storage device and in the remote server, retrieving the requested piece of information from the local memory to reduce latency.
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1. Data storage device comprising:
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first connection means configured to connect the data storage device to an electronic device; second connection means configured to wirelessly connect the data storage device to at least one remote storage server; a local memory; characterized in that the data storage device also comprises; memory managing means configured to receive a request from said electronic device to which the data storage device is configured to be connected through said first connection means to read a piece of information and to, if the requested piece of information is stored in the local memory and in at least one remote storage server to which the data storage device is configured to be connected through said second connection means, read said requested piece of information from the local memory and send the requested piece of information to said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of reading/writing data comprising the steps of:
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connecting a data storage device to an electronic device (through first connection means), said data storage device comprising a local memory; wirelessly connecting said data storage device to at least one remote storage server (through second connection means); characterized in that it further comprises; receiving a request from said electronic device to read a piece of information and, if the requested piece of information is stored in the local memory and in at least said remote storage server, reading said requested piece of information from the local memory and sending the requested piece of information to said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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