Storage Medium Authentication for Guaranteed Data Performance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies face challenges in performing data reading and writing between storage media and control devices at the highest guaranteed performance levels.

Innovation Solution

A recording control system comprising a storage medium and a control device, where the storage medium stores a first authentication code corresponding to its attributes, and the control device includes a readout unit, an identification unit, and a control unit to output request information, read common authentication codes, identify common attributes, and control data operations accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If authentication codes and attribute identification mechanisms are implemented, then reliability of performance guarantee is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance guaranteeVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces authentication codes as intermediary elements that mediate between the storage medium and control device. These codes carry attribute information and enable mutual recognition of performance capabilities without requiring direct complex negotiation protocols, thus improving reliability while managing complexity through standardized authentication tokens.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses authentication codes that copy or encode attribute information in a standardized format. Instead of exchanging complex capability descriptions, the system uses pre-formed authentication tokens that contain summarized attribute data, reducing the complexity of attribute negotiation while maintaining reliable performance guarantees.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If common attribute identification is performed, then adaptability between different devices is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compatibilityVSAvoidauthentication time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-creating and storing authentication codes with attribute information in both the storage medium and control device before actual data operations. This allows the system to quickly identify common attributes during operation without performing time-consuming attribute analysis in real-time, thus improving adaptability while minimizing processing time delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses authentication codes that copy attribute information in a standardized, pre-processed format. This allows rapid comparison and identification of common attributes between devices without requiring complex real-time analysis, thereby improving device compatibility while reducing authentication processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS12271604B2Recording control system, control device, recording control method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.04.08 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

A recording control system includes a storage medium and a control device that is detachably connectable to and controls reading/writing of data to/from the storage medium. The storage medium stores a first authentication code corresponding to at least one first attribute of the storage medium among attributes regarding reading and writing. The control device includes: a readout unit that outputs first request information to the storage medium to read therefrom at least one common authentication code each corresponding to a respective one of at least one common attribute of the first authentication code and the first request information, the first request information corresponding to at least one second attribute of the control device; an identification unit that identifies the at least one common attribute according to the at least one common authentication code; and a control unit that controls the reading/writing according to the at least one common attribute.