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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
John Edward Moon, Superior, CO (US);
Robert Dale Murphy, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael Habinsky, Broomfield, CO (US);
David A Hitch, Longmont, CO (US);
Thomas Dale Hosman, Boulder, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A data storage area of a data storage device can be used to communicate information between the data storage device and an external device or software. In some examples, configuration data stored within the data storage area can be used to determine a subset of data to copy or move from a first data storage medium to a second data storage medium. The data storage area can be a unique partition and the data storage device can locate partition information to determine a location of the partition. The data storage device can then use the partition to store data for two-way communication between the data storage device and an external system, device, or software.