Direct secondary device interface by a host

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7725628
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11110612

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A storage system having a storage device in communication with a host and including one or more function devices for communicating with application software modules, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Said application software modules issuing vendor specific commands to access said function devices, said function devices remaining unknown to said host and recognizing said vendor specific commands for acting thereupon, wherein said storage device causing said application software modules to access said function devices to increase the security of said storage device.

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U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS COLLATERAL AGENT100 WALL STREET SUITE 1600 NEW YORK NY 10005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beckmann, Jerrold Allen San Jose, US 7 203
Phan, Anson Ba Fremont, US 4 184

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