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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Yoshio Mitsuoka, Odawara, JP;
Katsuhiro Uchiumi, Odawara, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshio Mitsuoka, Odawara, JP;
Katsuhiro Uchiumi, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage system storing data sending/receiving data to/from a plurality of external devices via a common network. The storage system controls access from the plurality of external devices. The storage system accepts accesses according to different protocols from the plurality of external devices via the common network. The storage system analyzes the protocol from the external devices which accessed through the external interface. The storage system sends/receives data based on the analysis result.