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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Marc J. Lalouette, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Marc J. Lalouette, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); H04L 29/06163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device (DSD) is disclosed comprising a SATA connector and control circuitry comprising a communication module for communicating with a host. At least one pin of the SATA connector is evaluated to detect a host type. When the host type is SATA, the communication module is configured to operate according to a SATA protocol, and when the host type is non-SATA, the communication module is configured to operate according to a non-SATA protocol.
Lalouette, Marc. (2014). Data storage device evaluating a sata connector to detect a non-sata host (U.S. Patent No. 8700850). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8700850
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