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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An example system may comprise a network-attached storage device including a base station having a hardware interface including a drive port and a connectivity port; a modular storage drive attachable to and detachable from the drive port; and a modular wireless adapter attachable to and detachable from the connectivity port. The portable storage device is formable by detaching the modular storage drive and the modular wireless adapter from the hardware interface of the network-attached storage device, and coupling the modular storage drive and the modular wireless adapter to one another via a portable hardware interface. Further, a rechargeable modular power unit is removable from the base station and attachable to and detachable from a power port of the network-attached storage device.