TWI228899B - A storage device of wireless network without installing a driver program - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a storage device of wireless network without installing a driver program. It includes: an interface electrically connected to the external digital device; a storage medium which can be accessed by a digital device through the interface; a wireless network unit which can offer wireless network function to connect with the wireless network; and a control unit which is used to control the access of storage medium. It also executes the network file system software to connect with the wireless network via the wireless network unit. According to this invention, an external host machine can perform the access control to access the storage medium via the wireless network.

Description

1228899

[Technical Field to which the Invention belongs] This case is a wireless network storage device, especially integrating Flash Memory and Wireless Local Area Network (WLM) functions, which can be implemented by running the Network File System software. s〇ftware), a digital device such as an MP3 player and a host computer that can access flash memory data through a memory card interface and a wireless network. [Previous Technology] The use of consumer digital devices by modern people is becoming more common. With a mobile phone in hand, Mp3 players, digital cameras, and personal digital assistants (PD A) can be seen everywhere. These products have almost integrated into people's lives and become indispensable items. MP3 playback is a storage device used by other consumer digital devices. It is a memory card with flash memory as the main storage medium. It has a variety of interface specifications. Common CF (cmpact)

FlashTM), SD (Secure DigitalTM), MS (Memory

StickTM) " MSPRO (Memory Stick ProTM), MMC (MultiMedia CardTM), SM (Smart MediaTM), etc. Memory card interface specifications are plentiful. Although it allows manufacturers who make the specifications to benefit from it, it also causes consumer problems. In order to allow the host computer to read the memory card data of a specific interface, consumers must use a card reader with the same interface to read it. Although so-called all-in-one card readers have come out, it is difficult to guarantee that new interface specifications will appear in the future. Recently ’Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN, Wireless ual Area 1228899 V. Description of Invention (2)

Network) is becoming more and more popular. The unification of requirements and specifications is the main reason. Computer hosts can easily connect to wireless networks through built-in or external wireless network devices. Therefore, if WLAN and F 1 ash Memory technologies can be combined to allow data stored in Flash Memory to be shared out via WLaN, it may be possible to solve the above problem of transferring data from various memory cards.

However, the conventional Flash Memory plus WLAN Combo Card products require drivers for their WLAN functions and cannot be directly applied to consumer digital devices such as MP3 players, which also indirectly limits the application market of this product. . Therefore, in order to apply WUN MFlash Memory technology to consumer digital devices, it is necessary to improve the conventional technology. [Objective of the case] The purpose of this case is to install driver programs for the Combo Card (Flash Memory plus WLAN) applied to various consumer digital devices. By providing a special mode on the Combo Card, in this special mode, the user only sees the part of ^ 3 ^ Mem〇ry, so the user can save the data into COM without changing his usage habits. 〇card. And we even use the Combo Card to implement an Anru,, 丄 Fi Brother Server, provide users with a network through WLAN ^

_ u n4 is very hard to use, so users do n’t need to remove the Combo Card to transfer the data to the host computer on the line network through Zhalong. Since this case has been achieved by bWLAN, the convenience of consumer digital devices that do not need to be used in CMBd-C-d will expand its market share: it provides drivers and adds value. Whatever you want, you can greatly improve the product.

Page 5 1228899 V. Description of the invention (3) [Content of the invention] Wireless network of the road plan: body: the device can access the storage through the interface: L-wireless network unit, which can be connected to the benefit green Connect to the network; and -Suppress single function with the wireless network to check the system early, can control the access to the storage medium, and can execute a network file system software (Network Fii (2) Te): Connect to the wireless network through the wireless network unit, and borrow: Broadband a host it accesses the storage medium through the wireless network to access the storage media as described above. Network storage device, the side and the surface can be a memory card interface (Memory Card Interfac-as described in the driver-free wireless network storage bean), the memory card interface can be CF (C⑽pact FlashTM), SD (se / ,

DigitalTM) > MS (Memory StickTM) ^ MSPR〇 (Mein〇ry Stick

ProTM), MMC (MultiMedia CardTM) or SM (Smart _ interface. 7 The wireless network storage without driver installation as described above. The digital device can be a consumer digital device, and the consumer digital device ^ is mobile Phone, MP3 player, digital camera or personal digital assistant

Persona 1 Digita 1 Assistant). ’The wireless network storage device without driver installation as described above. The storage medium may be a flash memory. "As mentioned in the driverless wireless network storage dreams, where

1228899 Description of the invention (4) The wireless network unit is gas. It is a wireless LAN unit rw ·

Local Area Network [Jnit). Early (Wlreless, as described in the installation-free driver, the control unit further includes a storage device, which includes the body. L, body H stores the wireless-free driver for the female-free driver described in the network slot system software = wireless control The unit further includes a _storage media system / = device, where the ',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, which, ",", Connect to the access control of the body. 〃 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, storage ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and, and from among, the need to Media access control. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,among them

Memory Control ier). Women's no-women's driver-free None The host can be a computer host. ] Way storage clothes' Among them [Embodiment] See more in the figure, this is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the safety-free F ζ zone 4/7 P 彳 M wireless network storage dream department Zhan-Li Hui, m < You women Sincerely driving Yun-style two sons have no intention. As shown in the figure, Muan Meng's wireless network stores the dream W Π ± 亜 4 々 々 立 立 充 充 充 充 充 女 駆 駆 私 私 私, r, rH τ. The side cloth 11 mainly contains the memory card interface ll (Mem〇 ry $ shirt Hace), control unit 112, wireless LAN unit 1, population U4 (Flash Memory), is a composite card combined with Flash Memory 1228899 V. Invention Description (5) and WLAN function. Among them, the memory card interface 1 1 1 can be cf (Compact FlashTM), SD (Secure DigitalTM), MS (Memory StickTM) ^ MSPROCMemory Stick ProTM), MMC (MultiMedia CardTM) or SM (Smart MediaTM) interface, which can be plugged in Connect to digital devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, PDAs, or mobile phones for data transmission; wireless LAN unit 丨 3, which is a wireless network connection 1 3 (W ire 1 ess Neww rk) wireless network unit with wireless Internet access function, the control unit 1 12 can control the access to the flash memory by the memory card interface 1 1; [and the wireless LAN unit 1 1 3 access to the flash memory; [丨 4's Actions mainly include flash memory controller 1 1 2 1 (Flash Memory Control 1 er) and = flash memory controller 1 1 22, flash memory controller 丨 丨 2 丨 for a storage media control and 6 丨 丨 think The body 11 μ can be volatile or non-volatile memory, which stores the network file system software 11 2 2 1. Allows digital devices 1 2 to access the flash memory through the memory card interface, and also allows Thunderbolt Φ i # and 1 4 to add μ 1…. Wireless network storage device without driver installation 丨The role of 丨 except

, You can pass, and set the flash memory I 丨 4 as the ugly mushroom resource and connect to the host computer I 4 of the wireless network 1 3, you can get 1228899 V. Description of the invention (6) 1 Wireless network 1 3 Connected to the network drive to access the flash memory. To transfer digital devices such as digital cameras, 12 cards, 经 fe card; 丨 surface 111 is recorded in the flash memory 丨 if the network 13 can allow the computer. The host "reads, no longer needs to read through i; r master: ι :: outer 'digital device 12 such as MP3 player, can also be powered by, host 14 uploads music data to flash memory via wireless network 13 114 It is not necessary to remove the memory card for listening to new songs. Of course. The control unit 112 can be designed according to actual needs. 1 Control is controlled by the memory card interface 11 and the wireless area. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Flash The purpose of storage media, such as memory, is as early as 70113, fast access, powerful, and can be through the wireless LAN;: / Λ 数: κ setting 12 and computer 纟 机 14 respectively through the memory card interface 1 Π and wireless network Road 1 3 access to fast pj 0 Bu Qiu,,, ® The technology disclosed in the case flashes through the data in 114 'that belongs to this # 朴 Ϊi 所', a wireless network storage aggregation without installing drivers &Quot; Bubai put forward improvements with technology, by adding a network slot on the Fi om om hearted C om mb cardi 糸 畆 糸 畆 糸 畆 糸 畆 digital f 俨 人 估 人 人 人 估 估 估 估 software, so that MP3 player Waiting for the user interface, I only see η motion programs such as memory cards. However, this device does not need to be set Wei Qian's drive ..., to the network files that are on the line, fortunately, they are connected to the wireless network through a WLAN pipe, and go to the second, the second, the last, and the flash memory. The progress on storage media is stumped, and Ji Zanda ’s memory card method of accessing this case is to access Benjai ’s mouth: on a digital device, ““ Knowledge Access ”is a quick way to access this device ’s memory. Storage media such as flash memory,

1228899 V. Description of the invention (7) Because the general number is only one face, the user is even more: | The driver of the built-in memory card; and the other scheme flashes on the device, and directly accesses the local adapter via wireless network Not to mention: It is very convenient to store the data of the media without reading through the card: you can let the computer host access the data; the technology disclosed in the case must be implemented by those skilled in the art, = Lei Li The unprecedented approach is also patentable, and the [I = the above-mentioned examples are not enough to cover the patent paintings to be protected in this case 'according to the law. Therefore, the scope of application for patents is attached. Hold

Page 101228899 Simple illustration of the diagram [Simplified illustration of the diagram] This case can get a deeper understanding by the following icons and detailed description: First picture: Wireless network without driver installation in the preferred embodiment of the case Schematic diagram of a storage device. The figure numbers of the main components are as follows: 11: Wireless network storage device without driver installation 11 1: Memory card interface 1 1 2: Control unit

11 2 1: Flash memory controller 11 2 2: Memory 11 2 2 1: Network file system software 1 1 3: Wireless LAN unit 11 4: Flash memory 1 3: Wireless network 14: Computer host

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Claims (1)

1228899 1 ^ A wireless network storage device with a driver, which includes a digital device that can be electrically connected; a security-free interface and a storage medium. The digital device can access the storage media network through the interface to provide a wireless Internet function control unit, which can control access to the storage media, and can execute a network file system software (Network FUe System sftft) to The wireless network is connected through the wireless network unit, thereby providing access control for a host to access the storage medium through the wireless network. 2. As claimed: the driver-free wireless network storage device described in item i of the Green Patent Scope, where the interface can be a memory card interface (Memory car (j Interface) °, such as the scope of patent application The driver-free wireless network storage device described in item 2, wherein the memory card interface may be CF (cmpact FlashTM), SD (Secure DigitalTM), MS (Memory StickTM), MSPRO (Memory Stick ProTM) , MMC (MultiMedia CardTM) or SM (Smart MediaTM) interface 4. The driver-free wireless network storage device described in item i of the patent application scope, wherein the digital device can be a consumer digital device, the Consumer digital devices can be mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras or personal digital assistants (PDA, Personal Digital Assistant) o 5. Wireless network storage without driver installation as described in item i of the patent application Device, wherein the storage medium may be a flash memory (F 1 ash Page 12 1228899 6. Scope of patent application (Memory) 〇6. As described in the application of the special brake range of the driver-free installation | storage device, the wireless network unit can be a wireless local area network (Wire 1 ess Loca 1 Area Network Unit). As early as 7. The driver-free I-channel storage device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the control unit in # further includes a memory to store: network file system software. Μ 8. The driver-free wireless network storage device described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the control unit further includes a storage media controller that can read the network file system software from the memory and execute And connect to the wireless network through the wireless network unit, thereby providing access control for the host to access the storage medium through the wireless network. 9. The driver-free wireless network as described in item 8 of the scope of the patent application = device 'Λ, the storage media controller provides the digital device transparent = the interface to access the storage medium. The network II 3 is a wireless device with a driver-free installation as described in item 8 of the article. The storage media controller may be a flash memory controller (FUsh Me „ory controller). In the smart network ::: ΐ η 所述 The wireless meter 1 without driver installation described in item 1 above, the host may be a computer host. Page 13