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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Mark A. Green, Berthoud, CO (US);
Dennis M. Summers, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Gregory P. Fry, Portland, OR (US);
David A. Coleman, Silverdale, WA (US);
Carl Fry, Portland, OR (US);
Mark A. Green, Berthoud, CO (US);
Dennis M. Summers, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Gregory P. Fry, Portland, OR (US);
David A. Coleman, Silverdale, WA (US);
Carl Fry, Portland, OR (US);
Sonic Solutions, Novato, CA (US);
Abstract
An invention is disclosed for automatically formatting removable media. A default media image is generated in computer memory in response to detecting unformatted media in a computer drive. The media image includes default file system structures for the media. In response to receiving a request to read the media, data is returned based on the default file system structures. However, the removable media is automatically prepared for content in response to receiving a request to write information to the media, wherein the default media image in memory is committed to the media.