Smart data storage device
First Claim
1. An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment having a data transfer unit including read/write heads and one of a diskette-drive and a tape cassette removable media storage unit, for receiving a removable traveling storage media, the device comprising:
- housing means for insertion into the electronic data processing equipment removable media storage unit, the housing means being one of a diskette and a cassette housing of a shape and size designed to fit and operatively engage the data transfer unit;
interface means disposed in said housing means, for allowing the transfer of data between the device and the read/write heads of the data transfer unit;
processor means disposed in said housing means and operatively connected to said interface means, for performing processing of data; and
electric power generator means, operatively coupled to said interface means and said processor means, disposed in said housing means, for generating electrical power for said device, and including a rotor having means for engaging a media moving mechanism of a data transfer unit of the electronic data processing equipment when said device is inserted in the data transfer unit, a stator, and a power regulator connected to said stator.
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Abstract
An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment data transfer units, e.g., disk drives or cassette units. The device includes a housing for insertion into the electronic data processing equipment data transfer unit designed to fit the data transfer unit, an interface disposed in the housing for facilitating the transfer of data between the device and the electronic data processing equipment, and a processor disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the interface, for performing processing of data.
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13 Claims
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1. An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment having a data transfer unit including read/write heads and one of a diskette-drive and a tape cassette removable media storage unit, for receiving a removable traveling storage media, the device comprising:
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housing means for insertion into the electronic data processing equipment removable media storage unit, the housing means being one of a diskette and a cassette housing of a shape and size designed to fit and operatively engage the data transfer unit; interface means disposed in said housing means, for allowing the transfer of data between the device and the read/write heads of the data transfer unit; processor means disposed in said housing means and operatively connected to said interface means, for performing processing of data; and electric power generator means, operatively coupled to said interface means and said processor means, disposed in said housing means, for generating electrical power for said device, and including a rotor having means for engaging a media moving mechanism of a data transfer unit of the electronic data processing equipment when said device is inserted in the data transfer unit, a stator, and a power regulator connected to said stator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment having a data transfer unit including read/write heads and one of a diskette-drive and a tape cassette removable media storage unit, for receiving a removable traveling storage media, the device comprising:
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housing means for insertion into the electronic data processing equipment removable media storage unit, the housing means being one of a diskette and a cassette housing of a shape and size designed to fit and operatively engage the data transfer unit; interface means disposed in said housing means, for allowing the transfer of data between the device and the read/write heads of the data transfer unit; and processor means disposed in said housing means and operatively connected to said interface means, for performing processing of data; wherein the interface means comprises magnetic media including one of a magnetic-disk and a magnetic-tape; and magnetic read/write head means for reading and/or writing data from and to the magnetic media, said head means being operatively connected via a driver circuit to the processor means.
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13. An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment having a data transfer unit including read/write heads and one of a diskette-drive and a tape cassette removable media storage unit, for receiving a removable traveling storage media, the device comprising:
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housing means for insertion into the electronic data processing equipment removable media storage unit, the housing means being one of a diskette and a cassette housing of a shape and size designed to fit and operatively engage the data transfer unit; interface means disposed in said housing means, for allowing the transfer of data between the device and the read/write heads of the data transfer unit; and processor means disposed in said housing means and operatively connected to said interface means, for performing processing of data; wherein the housing means is a diskette housing for insertion into a diskette drive storage unit;
the housing means includes a read/write aperture; and
said interface means comprises;a magnetic disk rotatably mounted in said housing means; a write head for writing data onto the magnetic disk; and a read head for reading data from the magnetic disk; with the read head and the write head being operatively connected to the processor means and being fixedly mounted in said housing means on opposite sides of the aperture in said housing means in a direction of movement of the magnetic disk, the aperture facing the read/write head(s) of the diskette drive data transfer unit into which the device is inserted.
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Specification