Storage Control Module Concurrent Data Access via Dual Interfaces
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless hard drives can only provide data access to one device at a time, limiting their applicability due to the need for either a wired or wireless connection, which restricts concurrent access by multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A control method for a storage apparatus that utilizes a control module with two data transmission interfaces and a control interface to establish connections with multiple electronic devices, allowing concurrent data access by enabling data transmission through one interface while the other is busy, ensuring data integrity through synchronization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the wireless hard drive provides data access to one device at a time, then data transmission reliability is improved, but device versatility and concurrent access capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transmission function by providing separate data transmission interfaces (first and second interfaces) for different devices, while maintaining a separate control interface for coordinating access. This allows simultaneous data transmission to multiple devices without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between reliability and concurrent access capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The control module dynamically manages data transmission by receiving control information from one device and data from another device simultaneously, adjusting the transmission timing and coordination based on real-time conditions. This dynamic control enables flexible concurrent access while maintaining data transmission reliability through proper synchronization.
2Device complexity
If the wireless hard drive uses a single data transmission interface, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and data access efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The control module serves multiple functions: it manages the first data transmission interface, the second data transmission interface, the control interface, and coordinates data transmission from the storage element to multiple devices. This multi-functional design enables concurrent data access by multiple devices without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control interface acts as an intermediary between devices and the storage element, coordinating data transmission requests and managing access timing. This intermediary layer enables efficient concurrent access by multiple devices while keeping the underlying storage management simple and unified.
Data Source
AI summary
A control method of a storage apparatus including a control module and a storage element is provided. In the method, the control module provides a first and a second data transmission interface and a control interface, in which the control module respectively establishes data connections with a first and a second electronic device. Then, the control module transmits a first data between the first electronic device and the storage element via the first data transmission interface. In transmitting the first data between the first electronic device and the storage element via the first data transmission interface by the control module, when receiving a transmission request for a second data in the storage element from the second data transmission interface, the control module provides the second data transmission interface for transmitting the second data after the transmission of the first data has been completed.