KR20120043472A - External storage apparatus for interfacing multiple memory media and method for inputting and outting data - Google Patents

External storage apparatus for interfacing multiple memory media and method for inputting and outting data Download PDF

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KR20120043472A
KR20120043472A KR1020100104798A KR20100104798A KR20120043472A KR 20120043472 A KR20120043472 A KR 20120043472A KR 1020100104798 A KR1020100104798 A KR 1020100104798A KR 20100104798 A KR20100104798 A KR 20100104798A KR 20120043472 A KR20120043472 A KR 20120043472A
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PURPOSE: An external storage device for interfacing multiple memory media and a data input/output method using the same are provided to properly switch a data exchange route between the memory media and an information processing device, thereby smoothly exchanging data. CONSTITUTION: An interface unit(30) is selectively connected to an external memory device. The interface unit writes/reads data in the external memory device. A system connection unit(20) connects an external storage device with another information processing device. A switching unit(50) forms a data exchange route between one storage medium and the system connection unit. If a data input/output command for the storage medium is received from the information processing device, a control unit(40) forms a data exchange route between the storage medium and the system connection unit.

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EXTERNAL STORAGE APPARATUS APP INTERFACING MULTIPLE MEMORY MEDIA AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING AND OUTTING DATA}

The present invention relates to an external storage device and a data input / output method using the same, and more particularly, to an external storage device for interfacing a plurality of storage media to an information processing device and a data input / output method using the same.

As data processing speeds of information processing devices such as computers and portable terminals have increased, and various storage media have developed, various data having a larger capacity is utilized by users. That is, as the data capacity that can be processed within a predetermined time in the information processing apparatus increases, and various storage media capable of storing data are developed, the demand of users who want to use more various data is gradually increasing.

Accordingly, recently, in addition to the storage means basically provided in the information processing apparatus, portable storage devices such as an external hard disk or a flash memory device having a general-purpose serial bus interface have been widely used. Such external storage devices include a storage medium in which data is stored therein, and a controller including a reader and a writer capable of writing data to or reading data from the storage medium. do.

Such an external storage device is generally connected to the information processing device and then exchanges data with the information processing device by writing data received from the information processing device or reading data and transferring the data to the external storage device.

However, in order for the information processing device and the external storage device to exchange data with each other, first of all, an interface such as a data terminal conforming to each other must be provided in both the external storage device and the information processing device, and the information processing device controls the external storage device. The device driver must be installed to do this.

Meanwhile, in addition to an external storage device including a storage medium for storing data and a means for writing or reading data, external storage media having only a data storage function are widely used. This is an example of a SD (Secure Digital) card or a Compact Flash (CF) card widely used in digital cameras or camcorders. In order to exchange data between the external storage medium and the information processing device, the information processing device must be provided with a data terminal slot that meets the specifications with the external storage medium, and read data from the external storage medium or data to the external storage medium. A controller equipped with a reader and a writer capable of writing should be included in the information processing apparatus.

However, since these various external storage devices and external storage media require interfaces of different standards, it is practically impossible for all information processing devices to have all interfaces to communicate with them. Therefore, in order to exchange data with each other by connecting an external storage device or a storage medium to the information processing device, a separate interface device is inconvenient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide an external storage device capable of interfacing a plurality of storage media with an information processing device and a data input / output method using the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an external storage device capable of efficiently switching a data exchange path between a plurality of storage media and an information processing device, and a data input / output method using the same.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is an external storage device comprising a hard disk driver 10, wherein at least one external memory device (300, 300 ') is selectively An interface unit 30 which is connected and writes or reads data to and from the external memory devices 300 and 300 '; A system connection unit 20 for communicating the external storage device with another information processing device; Any one or more storage media including a hard disk provided in the hard disk driver 10, external memory devices 300 and 300 ′ selectively connected to the interface unit 30, and the system. A switching unit 50 forming a data exchange path between the connection units 20; Then, information about each of the one or more storage media is transmitted to the information processing apparatus through the system connection unit 20, and when a data input / output command for a specific storage medium is received from the information processing apparatus, the corresponding storage medium and the system connection unit ( And a controller 40 for controlling the switching unit 50 to form a data exchange path therebetween.

The hard disk driver 10 includes the hard disk; Drive means for driving the hard disk to write or read data; And a controller configured to control the driving means to input and output data, and the controller 40 receives a data input / output command to the hard disk from the information processing apparatus through the system connection unit 20. The switching unit 50 is controlled to form a data exchange path between the controller and the system connection unit 20.

The interface unit 30 may include one or more memory slots to which external memory devices 300 and 300 'are selectively connected; And one or more controllers for controlling data input / output by writing or reading data to the external memory devices 300 and 300 'connected to the one or more memory slots, respectively, wherein the controller 40 includes the system connection unit ( When a data input / output command to any one of the external memory devices 300 and 300 ′ connected to the interface unit 30 is received through 20), data is transmitted through a memory slot to which the corresponding external memory devices 300 and 300 ′ are connected. The switching unit 50 may be controlled such that a data exchange path is formed between the controller for inputting / outputting the controller and the system connection unit 20.

In addition, the interface unit 30 may include a plurality of memory slots and a corresponding number of controllers, and communication schemes having different standards may be adopted for each memory slot and a controller corresponding thereto.

On the other hand, the present invention comprises the steps of (1) detecting the connection of the information processing device to the external storage device; (2) transmitting information on each of the plurality of storage media of the external storage device to the information processing device; (3) If a data input / output command for a specific storage medium is received from the information processing apparatus, the method may include forming a data exchange path between the corresponding storage medium and the information processing apparatus.

In this case, the data input / output method may further include (4) performing data exchange between the storage medium and the information processing apparatus through the formed data exchange path.

In addition, some of the storage medium may be selectively provided in the external storage device.

Further, the data input / output method may include (1-1) detecting a storage medium provided in the external storage device and detecting information on each storage medium when the connection of the information processing device to the external storage device is detected. It may be performed further including.

In this case, the information on the storage medium may include at least one of a storage medium type, a name, a storage capacity, and a current data capacity.

According to such an external storage device for interfacing a plurality of storage media and a data input / output method using the same according to the present invention has the following advantages.

That is, there is an advantage in that the communication between the storage medium and the information processing apparatus is enabled by interfacing a plurality of storage media with the information processing apparatus.

In addition, according to the external storage device for interfacing a plurality of storage media and a data input / output method using the same according to the present invention, by switching the data exchange path between the plurality of storage medium and the information processing device appropriately, there is an advantage to smooth data exchange have.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an external storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing an external storage device and an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a data input / output method step by step using an external storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an external storage device for interfacing a plurality of storage media and a data input / output method using the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an external storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an external storage device and an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 Is a flowchart illustrating a data input / output method step by step using an external storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, an external storage device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention first includes a hard disk driver (HDD) 10. The hard disk driver 10 is configured to include a hard disk in which data is stored, driving means for inputting and outputting data to drive the data, and a controller for controlling input and output of data.

In addition, the external storage device 10 includes a system connection unit 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the system connection unit 20 is provided to connect the external storage device 10 to another information processing device 200 and includes a data input / output terminal connected to a data terminal of the information processing device. Include. The system connection unit 20 may be provided as a universal serial bus communication means, for example. Accordingly, data communication can be performed by connecting to the general-purpose serial bus terminal of the information processing apparatus 200.

In particular, when the system connection unit 20 is connected to the information processing apparatus 200, power is supplied from the information processing apparatus 200 to the system connection unit 20. Accordingly, the external storage device 100 may be driven by the supplied power.

Furthermore, the external storage device 100 is provided with an interface unit 30. The interface unit 30 is a portion to which the memory devices 300 and 300 ′, which are external storage media, are connected. The interface unit 30 writes data into at least one memory device slot to which the memory devices 300 and 300 'of at least one or more standards can be detachably connected, and to each of the connected memory devices 300 and 300'. It comprises one or more controllers having a reader and a writer that can read or read. Accordingly, the interface unit 30 may include a plurality of memory device slots. Each of the memory device slots may be configured in different standards to selectively connect memory devices having different specifications.

On the other hand, the external storage device 100 is provided with a control unit 40. The controller 40 monitors whether the memory devices 300 and 300 ′ are connected to the interface unit 30 of the external storage device 100.

The controller 40 detects a power input from the system connection unit 20, that is, the system connection unit 20 is connected to another information processing apparatus 200 so that the power of the information processing apparatus 200 is stored externally. When supplied to the device 100, the memory device 300 determines whether the memory devices 300 and 300 ′ are connected by communicating with the interface 30, and generates memory device information connected to the interface unit 30.

Accordingly, the control unit 40 transmits the hard disk information of the hard disk driver 10 and the memory device information connected to the interface unit 30 to the information processing apparatus 200 connected to the system connection unit 20.

On the other hand, the external storage device 100 is provided with a switching unit (50). The switching unit 50 connects any one of the memory devices connected to the hard disk driver 10 and the interface unit 30 with the system connection unit 20 so that the information processing apparatus 200 is connected to the hard disk. Or data communication with any one of the memory devices.

When a data input / output command for any one storage medium is received from the information processing apparatus 200 based on the hard disk information and the memory device information, the control unit 40 stores the selected switching unit 50. Control to form a data communication path between the medium and the information processing apparatus 200.

In the data input / output method using the external storage device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration, first, the control unit 40 inputs power to the system connection unit 20 of the external storage device 100. It starts from the tenth step (S10) for detecting that. In this case, input of power to the system connection unit 20 means that the external storage device 100 is connected to the information processing device 200.

In addition, while the controller 40 and the external storage device 100 are driven by the power supplied from the system connection unit 20, the controller 40 communicates with the interface unit 30 to communicate with the interface unit 30. In step 20, the memory device 300 (300 ') provided separately from the external storage device 100 is connected thereto. The controller 40 receives information of each of the memory devices 300 and 300 ′ connected to the interface unit 30 from the interface unit 30.

The information of the memory devices 300 and 300 ′ may be names, storage capacities, and stored data capacities of the memory devices 300 and 300 ′.

In addition, the control unit 40 receives hard disk information from the hard disk driver 10, or is provided in the hard disk driver 10 by the already stored information (hard disk information finally stored at the last driving) information You can get information.

Accordingly, the control unit 40 is the information processing apparatus 200 connected to the system connection unit 30, together with the information of the hard disk, of the memory devices 300 and 300 ′ connected to the interface unit 30. A thirtieth step S30 of transferring information is performed. At this time, if there are no memory devices 300 and 300 'connected to the interface unit 30, only the hard disk information is transmitted. When there are two or more memory devices 300 and 300 'connected to the interface unit 30, all the information about each of the memory devices 300 and 300' is connected through the system connection unit 20 to the information processing device ( 200).

Then, the controller 40 performs a 40th step (S40) of monitoring whether a data input / output command is received from the system connection unit 20 connected to the information processing apparatus 200.

Accordingly, when a data input / output command of the information processing apparatus 200 is received through the system connection unit 20 (S50), the control unit 40 connects the input / output command to the hard disk and the interface unit 30. It is determined whether the storage device 300 or 300 ′ is a data input / output command to a storage medium, and the switching unit 50 forms a data movement path for the storage medium corresponding to the data input / output command.

That is, the hard disk driver 10 includes a controller for writing or reading data from the hard disk, and the interface unit 30 is also responsible for data input and output from each of the memory devices 300 and 300 '. One or more controllers are included, and the switching unit 50 is between the controller and the system connection unit 20 that perform data input / output for one selected storage medium that is a target of a data input / output command of the information processing apparatus 200. To form a data exchange path.

As a result, a seventy step S70 in which data is exchanged between the selected storage medium and the information processing device 200 is performed.

To this end, when the information processing apparatus 200 transmits information on one or more storage media provided or connected to the external storage apparatus in step 30, the information processing apparatus 200 displays respective storage media information so that the user can select one of them. Make sure When the user selects one storage medium, the selected storage medium information is transmitted to the external storage device 100 so that the switching unit 50 establishes a data exchange path between the information processing device 200 and the selected storage medium. To form.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but is defined by the claims, and various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. It is self evident.

100: external storage device 200: information processing device
300, 300 ': Memory device 10: Hard disk driver
20: system connection 30: interface
40: control unit 50: switching unit

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In an external storage device including a hard disk driver,
An interface unit to which one or more external memory devices are selectively connected, and which writes or reads data to and from the external memory device;
A system connection unit for communicating the external storage device with another information processing device;
A switching unit forming a data exchange path between any one of storage mediums including a hard disk provided in the hard disk driver and an external memory device selectively connected to the interface unit, and the system connection unit; And
Transmitting information about each of the one or more storage media to the information processing apparatus through the system connection unit, and when a data input / output command for a specific storage medium is received from the information processing apparatus, a data exchange path between the storage medium and the system connection unit. External storage device characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling the switching unit to be formed. The method of claim 1,
The hard disk driver,
The hard disk;
Drive means for driving the hard disk to write or read data; And
And a controller for controlling the driving means to input and output data.
The control unit controls the switching unit to form a data exchange path between the controller and the system connection unit when a data input / output command to the hard disk is received from the information processing apparatus through the system connection unit. Storage. The method of claim 1,
The interface unit includes:
One or more memory slots to which an external memory device is selectively connected;
And at least one controller for controlling data input / output by writing or reading data to an external memory device connected to the at least one memory slot, respectively.
The controller, when receiving a data input and output command to any one of the external memory device connected to the interface through the system connection unit, the controller and the system connection unit for inputting and outputting data through the memory slot connected to the external memory device And controlling the switching unit to form a data exchange path therebetween. The method of claim 3,
The interface unit includes:
And a plurality of memory slots and a corresponding number of controllers, wherein each memory slot and a corresponding controller adopt a communication method of a different standard. (1) detecting the connection of the information processing device to an external storage device;
(2) transmitting information on each of the plurality of storage media of the external storage device to the information processing device;
(3) when a data input / output command for a specific storage medium is received from the information processing apparatus, forming a data exchange path between the corresponding storage medium and the information processing apparatus. The method of claim 5,
The data input and output method,
And (4) performing data exchange between the storage medium and the information processing apparatus through the formed data exchange path. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
Some of the storage medium,
Data input and output method characterized in that it is selectively provided in the external storage device. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
The data input and output method,
(1-1) detecting the connection of the information processing device to the external storage device, detecting the storage medium provided in the external storage device, and detecting information on each storage medium. Data input / output method. The method of claim 5,
Information about the storage medium,
A data input / output method comprising at least one of a storage medium type, a name, a storage capacity, and a current data capacity.
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