Integrating removable storage devices in a computing environment

• US 9,053,116 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2014
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Vecera, Martin, Pechanec, Jiri
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN
• Application Number:
  US14/282,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20140258320A1
• Time in Patent Office: 385 Days
• Field of Search: 710300-315, 710104-110, 710 8- 19, 710 62- 64, 719/321
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/102 where the programme performs an interfacing function, e.g. device driver G06F13/105 takes precedence; scheduling within device drivers G06F9/52; contention policies within device drivers G06F9/4881
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/409 Mechanical coupling back panels H05K7/1438
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0042 Universal serial bus [USB]

Abstract

Integrating removable storage devices is disclosed. A described method includes retrieving an identifier of a removable storage device connected to a computer system and matching the identifier with a device identification stored in a file of the computer system. The file includes an application identifier corresponding to the device identification. The method also includes executing an application corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

retrieving an identifier of a removable storage device connected to a computer system;

matching the identifier with a device identification stored in a file of the computer system, wherein the file comprises an application identifier corresponding to the device identification; and

executing, by a processing device, an application corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the application identifier comprises an application address.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the application is executed among a plurality of applications corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising automatically executing the application associated with the application address.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising allowing a user to execute the application associated with the application address.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the application among the plurality of applications is selected by a user for execution.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the application among the plurality of applications is automatically selected for execution.

8. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory to;

retrieve an identifier of a removable storage device connected to a computer system;

match the identifier with a device identification stored in a file of the computer system, wherein the file comprises an application identifier corresponding to the device identification; and

execute by the processing device, an application corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the application identifier comprises an application address.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the application is executed among a plurality of applications corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

11. The system of claim 9, the processor to automatically execute the application associated with the application address.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the application among the plurality of applications is selected by a user for execution.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the application is automatically selected for execution from among the plurality of applications.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

retrieve an identifier of a removable storage device connected to a computer system;

match the identifier with a device identification stored in a file of the computer system, wherein the file comprises an application identifier corresponding to the device identification; and

execute, by the processing device, an application corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 wherein the application identifier comprises an application address.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 wherein the application is executed among a plurality of applications corresponding to the application identifier associated with the device identification matched to the identifier.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the processor to automatically execute the application associated with the application address.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the processor to allow a user to execute the application associated with the application address.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 wherein the application among the plurality of applications is selected by a user for execution.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 wherein the application among the plurality of applications is automatically selected for execution.