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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Dean M. Jenkins, La Canada-Flintridge, CA (US);
Tegan Campbell, Dana Point, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dean M. Jenkins, La Canada-Flintridge, CA (US);
Tegan Campbell, Dana Point, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device to communicate with a host is disclosed. The data storage device includes a controller to select a SATA mode or a USB mode and a SATA connector coupled to the controller. If the USB mode is selected for communication with the host, a plurality of pins of the SATA connector are utilized to transmit USB signals from the controller to the host.