Host Device and Method for Accessing a Virtual File in a Storage Device by Bypassing a Cache in the Host Device
First Claim
1. A host device comprising:
- an interface configured to communicate with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory area;
a cache;
a host application in communication with the cache; and
a server in communication with the host application and the interface, wherein the server is configured to;
receive a request for the virtual file from the host application,send a request to the storage device for the virtual file,receive the content associated with the virtual file from the private memory area of the storage device, wherein the content is received by bypassing the cache,generate a response to the request from the host application, the response including the content, andsend the response to the host application.
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Abstract
A host device is provided comprising an interface configured to communicate with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory area. The host device also comprises a cache, a host application, and a server. The server is configured to receive a request for the virtual file from the host application, send a request to the storage device for the virtual file, receive the content associated with the virtual file from the private memory area of the storage device, wherein the content is received by bypassing the cache, generate a response to the request from the host application, the response including the content, and send the response to the host application. In one embodiment, the server is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server.
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44 Claims
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1. A host device comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory area; a cache; a host application in communication with the cache; and a server in communication with the host application and the interface, wherein the server is configured to; receive a request for the virtual file from the host application, send a request to the storage device for the virtual file, receive the content associated with the virtual file from the private memory area of the storage device, wherein the content is received by bypassing the cache, generate a response to the request from the host application, the response including the content, and send the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for accessing a virtual file in a storage device by bypassing a cache in a host device, the method comprising:
performing the following in a server in host device, wherein the host device is in communication with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, and wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory area; receiving a request for the virtual file from a host application in the host device; sending a request to the storage device for the virtual file; receiving the content associated with the virtual file from the private memory area of the storage device, wherein the content is received by bypassing a cache in the host device; generating a response to the request from the host application, the response including the content, and sending the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A host device comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate with a storage device; a host application; and a server in communication with the host application and the interface, wherein the server is configured to; receive a request for data from the host application, the request including a location of the data, wherein the location is not directly accessible by the host application, translate the location received from the host application into a translated location, send a request to the storage device for the data, the request including the translated location, receive the data from the storage device, generate a response to the request from the host application, the response including the data, and send the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for using server in a host device to communicate with a storage device, the method comprising:
performing the following in a server in host device, wherein the host device is in communication with a storage device; receiving a request for data from a host application in the host device, the request including a location of the data, wherein the location is not directly accessible by the host application, translating the location received from the host application into a translated location, sending a request to the storage device for the data, the request including the translated location, receiving the data from the storage device, generating a response to the request from the host application, the response including the data, and sending the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A host device comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate with a storage device; a host application; and a server in communication with the host application and the interface, wherein the server is configured to; receive a request for data from the host application, wherein the data is encoded and not directly accessible by the host application, send a request to the storage device for the data, receive the data from the storage device, transform the data into a form that is accessible by the host application, generate a response to the request from the host application, the response including the transformed data, and send the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for using server in a host device to communicate with a storage device, the method comprising:
performing the following in a server in host device, wherein the host device is in communication with a storage device; receiving a request for data from the host application, wherein the data is encoded and not directly accessible by the host application, sending a request to the storage device for the data, receiving the data from the storage device, transforming the data into a form that is accessible by the host application, generating a response to the request from the host application, the response including the transformed data, and sending the response to the host application. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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