Silicon Motion, Inc.

Li-Ling Chou

Yung-Wei Chen

Chao-Yu Lin

Shang-Ta Yang

A method of automatic test upon storage devices, connected to user interface of computer apparatus via external connection port(s), includes: providing user interface which can be controlled by user to input at least one set of setting parameters for execution of testing task of at least one test software tool; automatically configuring information of at least one field for the execution of the testing task according to the at least one set of setting parameters; automatically executing the at least one test software tool to perform the testing task upon the multiple storage devices according to the information of the at least one field; and automatically storing result of the testing task and displaying the result on the user interface for user.

Method, computer apparatus, and user interface for performing automatic test upon storage devices

A storage apparatus managing method, applied to a storage apparatus connected to a portable electronic apparatus, includes: (a) receiving authentication information via the portable electronic apparatus or the storage apparatus; (b) transmitting at least one confirmation command to a control module via a storage management program in the portable electronic apparatus, wherein the confirmation command is arranged to confirm whether the control module is in a ready state; (c) controlling the portable electronic apparatus to be capable of reading from or writing to an encrypted data region of the storage apparatus, when the control module is confirmed to be in the ready state and the authentication information matches predetermined authentication information; and (d) controlling the portable electronic apparatus to be incapable of accessing the encrypted data region when the authentication information does not match the predetermined authentication information.

Storage apparatus managing method and storage apparatus managing system

An apparatus for controlling at least one electronic device is coupled to a host. The apparatus includes a controller and a non-volatile storage unit. The controller is controlled by a driver of the host to thereby control the operation of the electronic device. The non-volatile storage unit is externally coupled to the controller and used for storing data. When the driver is activated, it is determined whether the non-volatile storage unit stores a setting data utilized for the driver. If the setting data for the driver is stored in the non-volatile storage unit, the setting data of the driver is read out for setting the driver.

Apparatus for controlling at least one electronic device and related method

A control apparatus for controlling at least one peripheral device includes a non-volatile storage element and a controller. The non-volatile storage element is used for storing at least one control information set. The controller is externally coupled to the non-volatile storage element and includes a read-only storage element which stores a segment of program code. The controller loads the segment of program code to execute the segment of program code for reading at least one portion of the control information set from the non-volatile storage element to control the operation of the peripheral device.

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Li-Ling Chou