CN1719418A - Related device for storage having storage volume information display function - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a storage correlated device with storage capacity information display function. At least a storage medium is created in said device interior or connected with exterior, and said storage medium has a reference zone block for storing archive resource distribution. Said device includes an analysis control module, a display unit and a display drive interface connected with analysis control module and display unit. Besides, said invention also provides the working principle of said device and concrete steps of its application method.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of related device for storage that shows storage volume relevant information function that possesses, and particularly relate to a kind of system end that need not and get involved the storage volume relevant information can analyze storage volume cut section, archives economy form, free space, volume label for container title etc. from body, and with one specific or not particular display device present the related device for storage that gives user's reference.
Background technology
Possess compact at present and can store the storage device of large capacity version, include as the removable storage device of Zip disk sheet, discs and memory card etc. and as portable memory devices such as USB interface thumb, external connected hand disk machines, but no matter be extraction-type or portable memory device, owing to itself only have a function of physical record information, therefore in the industry cycle in its status system end record and the usefulness that obtains information only can be provided.In addition, be convenient data as those drawing out type storage device internal memories of system end accesses such as computing machine, must be by a kind of extraction-type transmission medium device (as Zip disc driver, CD-ROM drive and calculating punch etc.) as the signal transmission medium between removable storage formula storage device and the system end, but its function also only limits to this, there is no further feature and effect and produces.
Promptly because related device for storage such as aforesaid removable storage device, transmission medium device and portable memory devices, itself only possesses data storage and transfer function merely, do not possess function as information demonstration etc., even and if make aforesaid storage device in using process, consume its internal storage capacity gradually, can't show directly that also storage volume relevant information as storage volume cut section, archives economy form, free space, volume label for container title etc. is on body or its associated transport mediation device; If will allow the user know the relevant information of storage volume, usually must be connected under the situation of host computer system end at these related device for storage, by the relevant application program that obtains the storage volume relevant information in user's operating host device, just understand the user mode that stores with device; Yet, above-mentioned mode of operation, under the state of host apparatus power-off or related device for storage off-line Offhost device, the user just can't learn state and its relevant information of storage volume.
In addition, though on USB interface thumb product, the MP3 function is arranged at present because of increasing newly, but and on body, dispose the small screen of display message, and because with USB interface as with the transmission interface of system end, but and make display message under on line state, in addition, disposing battery tray in it usually still can normal operation under off-line state for body; But no matter be in online or off-line state, relevant information when its shown information only limits to playback of songs, for example playback of songs sequence and playout length etc., still can't do one and analyze to understand and watch, and the information that also can't display the play under power down state is for user's reference to the user with regard to the behaviour in service of itself Storage Media.
And above-mentioned related device for storage is as follows because of the defective that can't show relevant information and caused on its body:
1, causes user's inconvenience: because the user must be in the system end state of activation, and see through the important relevant information that particular operational program could be grasped aforementioned storage device, and this inner capacities at storage device really is under the not enough state, just must additionally purchase or store, cause quite inconvenience of user so that other kenel storage device is alternative.
2, increase the system end burden: can't carry out relative program voluntarily with the device of main flow and lose some function because of these are about to become following the storage, still must the system end intervention just be handled, this is in existing peripheral unit conformability is strengthened with the epoch of reducing the system end load day by day, increase the meaningless load of system end burden on the contrary, particularly as removable storage devices such as memory cards when being applied to as the limited portable apparatus of electric weight such as digital camera, whenever must activate primary power source in the time of will learning the residue memory space of this memory card, cause its electric consumption on meaningless work is carried out.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function, the burden that it makes things convenient for the user and does not increase system end.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function, The built-in or connect at least one Storage Media outward and this storage possesses the reference block of a save File resources allocation, this related device for storage comprises that at least an analysis and Control module, a display unit and connect the display driver interface of this analysis and Control module and display unit; Wherein, this analysis and Control module is used for reading this reference block, scan this Storage Media simultaneously and calculate the load and the behaviour in service of Storage Media with analysis meter, and by read and scanning motion in obtain a up-to-date storage volume information and send one and activate display signal to this display driver interface, receive the activation display signal by this display driver interface, and then the triggering display unit shows that the storage volume information that is transmitted by the analysis and Control module (comprises the storage volume cut zone, the archives economy form, the volume label for container title, available/space and block damage quantity etc. in using).The related device for storage body is promptly possessed have and obtain the required analysis calculation function of storage volume information, to reduce the operating load of application system end.
The present invention also provides a kind of related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function, the display device of The built-in can be a kind of bi-stable display elements, present under the situations such as online, off-line or power-off at this kind related device for storage and all can show aforesaid storage volume information, allow the user be watched to analyze obtained storage volume information after the computing, at any time grasp the user mode of storage volume for the user, improve ease of use by this.
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What Fig. 1 illustrated is a major function structure calcspar of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
What Fig. 2 illustrated is a functional structure calcspar of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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The related device for storage of a kind of tool storage volume information display function that the present invention proposes, wherein this related device for storage comprises that a storage device body 1 (as shown in Figure 1) and stores 3 (as shown in Figure 2) of transmission medium device; So-called storage device body 1 comprises scope just like the removable storage device of memory card etc. and as portable memory devices such as USB interface thumb, external connected hand disk machines among the present invention, these storage devices all possess at least one in-building type Storage Media, wherein to adopt element silicon be storage element for memory card or thumb, external connected hand disk machine several magnetic Storage Medias that storage element is formed of then serving as reasons; In addition, itself do not possess Storage Media though store transmission medium device 3, but its outer connection one possesses the storage device (being that Fig. 2 indicates 42 device) of Storage Media, as the transmission medium between application system end and storage device (wherein the storage transmission medium device with respect to memory card promptly is a calculating punch).
Below please consult Fig. 1 earlier, by storage device body 1 as a preferred embodiment explanation of the present invention.This storage device body 1 comprises an analysis and Control module 10, a display unit 12 and a display driver interface 12 at least; Wherein, analysis and Control module 10 is used for reading the information such as archives resources allocation in the Storage Media 22, those information systems are stored in the reference block of these Storage Medias 22, include as the storage volume cut zone, the reference information of archives economy form and volume label for container title (Volume Label) etc., archives economy form end wherein see operating system difference and just like DOS version FAT12, FAT16, the FAT32 of Windows version Windows NT version NTFS the HPFS of OS2 version and HFS of Mac version etc., except that reading above-mentioned information, analysis and Control module 10 also can scan this Storage Media integral body calculates present load of Storage Media and behaviour in service (as space capacity in residue active volume and the use and block damage quantity) with analysis meter, by aforesaid read and scanning motion in obtain a up-to-date storage volume information and send one and activate display signal to display driver interface 12, receive this activation display signal by connecting the display driver interface 12 of this analysis and Control module 10, and then triggering display unit 14 shows that the storage volume information that is transmitted by analysis and Control module 10 (comprises the storage volume cut zone with display unit 14, the archives economy form, the volume label for container title, available/space and block damage quantity etc. in using).The related device for storage body is promptly possessed have and obtain the required analysis calculation function of storage volume information, to reduce the operating load of application system end.
Specifically, the display device 14 of The built-in can be a kind of liquid crystal display (Bistability Liquid Crrstal Display) of bi-stable type, it is that liquid crystal shows its stability characteristic (quality) with two kinds of different alignment states, in other words, if can utilize voltage to come these two kinds of steady state (SS)s of conversion, and can distinguish the knowledgeable by optical mode, be exactly so-called bi-stable type LCD.This kind related device for storage can have power supply supply condition following time to upgrade its display message, but can't update displayed information under the power-off situation, but can live the display message of final updating on screen by bolt-lock (Latch), be to adopt this kind display unit no matter under situations such as online, off-line or power-off, all can show aforesaid storage volume information, allow the user be watched to analyze obtained storage volume information after the computing, at any time grasp the user mode of storage volume for the user, improve ease of use by this.
And this display unit 14 shows that it is that unit or with two digits at least and with 1,000,000/pick up hundred million bytes (MB-Mega Byte/GB-GigaByte) be a unit that the form of those storage volume informations comprises with two digits and with number percent, shows to remain the free space number by this; Or present the visual effect of strip, and show that with its length scale residue can make the space number; Moreover also can present the difference of color, and present with it that color is different to show residue free space number person.Can allow the user learn whether this storage device has enough storage areas and hold other demand data under supplying with need not to waste extra handling procedure of system end and power supply by this.
Aforesaid storage device body 1 further comprises a system end interface 18, a Storage Media interface 20, a controller 16 and a power supply modulator circuit 19.
Wherein, independently be arranged at outside the controller 16 though analysis and Control module 10 is depicted as in Fig. 1 with display driver interface 12, this is for convenience of description, and because of module 10 and driving interface 12 all belong to control module, the mode that is built in controller 16 in also can adopting is provided with in addition; And the design of analysis and Control module 10 can be analyzed firmware (not illustrating) by a microprocessor (not illustrating) and and formed or implement its analysis and Control function by a hardware circuit merely.
And other assembly in this storage device body 1, as the system end interface 18 that is situated between and connects with an application system, then carry out by this and system end between reading and writing data or instruction transmission; Storage Media interface 20 electrically connects with the Storage Media 22 of in-building type; Controller 16 electrically connects system end interface 18 and Storage Media interface 20, be used for receiving and carry out this application system and see through the instruction that system end interface 18 is assigned the access data, via this Storage Media interface 20 these data are embedded in Storage Media 22 or read these information from Storage Media 22 and offer application system to pass back; Power supply modulator circuit 19 electrically connects aforesaid member, is used for adjusting the operating voltage that the supply power that is received becomes aforementioned components can bear.
Wherein system end interface 18 has difference because of the kind difference of stored device, portable memory device such as thumb or external connected hand disk machine interface can be interfaces such as USB (Universal SerialBus) or Fire Wire/IEEE1394 in this way, can be PC Card interface, Compact Flash interface, Memory Stick interface, SecureDigital interface or MultiMedia Card interface according to its specification then as removable storage devices such as memory cards.
Please refer to Fig. 2, what it illustrated is to be different from the storage transmission medium device that stores usefulness, wherein comprise analysis and Control module 30, members such as display driver interface 32 and display unit 34, represent all roughly the same in connected mode and function with the storage device body 1 of Fig. 1, do not repeat them here, the system end 38 that different is comprises in it application system that connects that is situated between only is general computer system merely, its kind of interface comprises interfaces such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or Fire Wire/IEEE1394, and its storage interface is a storage device interface 40 that is situated between and connects with the outside storage device of inserting 42, and wherein this storage device 42 comprises at least one Storage Media; Bridge controller 36 electrically connects system end interfaces 38 and storage device interfaces 42, but different with the controller in the storage device be that this bridge controller 36 is only as the usefulness of instruction/data transmission; In addition, power supply modulator circuit 39 in it is except that electrically connecting the operating voltage that aforesaid member can bear for each member, with the system end off-line state under, also can electrically connect with an independent current source 52, be used for transmitting the supply power that transmits by this independent current source by the power interface of establishing in addition in it 50.
Comprehensively above-mentioned, the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, so it is not to be used for limiting the present invention, any those of ordinary skills, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the accompanying Claim person of defining; If comply with the change that conception of the present invention is done, as only aforesaid display unit being shifted out from this related device for storage, those storage volume informations of screen display by circumscribed, but when the function that it produced does not exceed spiritual that instructions and icon contain yet, all should be within the scope of the invention.
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1, a kind of related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function, The built-in or connect at least one Storage Media outward, this Storage Media possesses the reference block of a save File resources allocation, it is characterized in that, the related device for storage of this tool storage volume information display function comprises:
One analysis and Control module reads this reference block, and scans this Storage Media and calculate Storage Media and load and behaviour in service with analysis meter, is read and scanning motion obtains a up-to-date storage volume information and sends one and activates display signal by this;
One display unit presents at this related device for storage and to show this storage volume information under online, off-line or the power-off situation; And
One display driver interface, it connects this analysis and Control module and this display unit, is used for receiving this activation display signal, and then triggers the storage volume information that this display unit demonstration is transmitted by this analysis and Control module.
2, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this analysis and Control module comprises a microprocessor and an analysis firmware.
3, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this analysis and Control module is implemented by a hardware circuit.
4, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this display unit belongs to a bistable state type LCD.
5, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 4 is characterized in that: this kind display is renewable its shown information under on line state.
6, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 4 is characterized in that: this kind display is at off-line and renewable its shown information under the independent current source supply condition is arranged.
7, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 4 is characterized in that: but this kind display is at power-off and do not have under other power supply supply condition bolt-lock and live this up-to-date storage volume information and present to the user and view and admire.
8, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this related device for storage is a storage device, and it further comprises:
One system end interface taps into capable reading and writing data or instruction transmission with application system Jie;
One Storage Media interface electrically connects with this in-building type Storage Media;
One controller, electrically connect this system end interface and Storage Media interface, be used for receiving and carry out this application system and see through the instruction that this system end interface is assigned the access data, via this Storage Media interface these data are embedded in Storage Media or read these information from Storage Media and offer application system to pass back; And
One power supply modulator circuit electrically connects aforesaid member, is used for adjusting the operating voltage that the supply power that is received becomes aforementioned components can bear.
9, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 8 is characterized in that: this storage device comprises an extraction-type and a portable memory device.
10, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 8 is characterized in that: this analysis and Control module and this display driver interface are built-in or independently are arranged at this controller.
11, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this related device for storage is a storage transmission medium device, and it further comprises:
One system end interface taps into capable reading and writing data or instruction transmission with application system Jie;
One storage device interface, storage device Jie who inserts with an outside connects, and wherein this storage device comprises at least one Storage Media;
One bridge controller, electrically connect this system end interface and storage device interface, be used for receiving this application system and see through the instruction that end interface is assigned the access data, via this storage device interface these data are embedded in these information that storage device or transmission read and offer application system to pass back; And
One power supply modulator circuit electrically connects aforesaid member, is used for adjusting the operating voltage that the supply power that is received becomes aforementioned components can bear.
12, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 11, it is characterized in that: this storage transmission medium device further comprises a power interface, it electrically connects this power supply modulator circuit, is used for transmitting the supply power that is transmitted by an independent current source.
13, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 11 is characterized in that: this analysis and Control module and this display driver interface are built-in or independently are arranged at this bridge controller.
14, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: its content of the reference block that the save File resources allocation is used comprises storage volume cut zone, archives economy form and volume label for container title.
15, the related device for storage of tool storage volume information display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Storage Media load that analysis meter is calculated and behaviour in service information comprise available/space and block damage quantity in using.
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