IP Library Granted Patent US 11,288,370
Granted Patent B2
US 11,288,370 · App. 16/450,171 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Translucid access to storage devices

Inventors: Israel Zimmerman (Ashdod, IL); Judah Gamliel Hahn (Ofra, IL); Danny Berler (Tel-Mond, IL)
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,288,370
App. No.
16/450,171
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a translucid access method and apparatus to a host allowing access to data contained within the host.

Claims (27)

1. A data storage arrangement, comprising:

at least one physical layer (PHY), wherein the at least one PHY is coupled to a host;

at least one translucid PHY, wherein the at least one translucid PHY is wirelessly coupled to at least one charging arrangement, wherein the at least one charging arrangement comprises a laser beam charge, and wherein the at least one charging arrangement is frequency tuned to match to a circuit of the at least one translucid PHY;

a logic circuit connected to the at least one PHY and the at least one translucid PHY; and

a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the logic circuit.

2. The data storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one PHY, at least one translucid PHY, logic circuit, and the CPU are disposed within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

3. The data storage arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one electric power input; and

the at least one charging arrangement is configured to provide power wirelessly to the at least one translucid PHY via a laser.

4. The data storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one PHY is a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) PHY, universal serial bus (USB), Thunderbolt, universal flash storage (UFS), Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), serial-attached Small Computer System Interface (SAS), or combinations thereof.

5. The data storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY is configured to wirelessly interface with the at least one charging arrangement to power the arrangement without host power.

6. A data storage arrangement, comprising:

a storage controller application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), including:

at least one central processing unit (CPU);

at least one logic circuit coupled to the at least one CPU;

at least one physical layer (PHY) coupled to the at least one logic circuit; and

at least one translucid PHY coupled to the at least one logic circuit; and

at least one charging arrangement coupled to the storage controller ASIC, wherein the at least one translucid PHY is wirelessly coupled to at least one charging arrangement, wherein the at least one charging arrangement comprises a laser beam charge, and wherein the at least one charging arrangement is frequency tuned to match to a circuit of the at least one translucid PHY.

7. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one charging arrangement is coupled to the at least one translucid PHY.

8. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one charging arrangement is a laser.

9. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one charging arrangement is wirelessly coupled to the storage controller ASIC.

10. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one charging arrangement is capable of providing electrical power to the at least one CPU.

11. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY is capable of providing access to data.

12. The data storage arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY has an operating mode where the at least one translucid PHY is capable of identifying subspecies malware file searches with read access to storage device.

13. The data storage arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY has a sleeping mode where the at least one translucid PHY is capable of providing no communication to a host device and can communicate with a storage device.

14. The data storage arrangement of claim 13 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY is switchable between the sleeping mode and the operation mode using the at least one logic circuit.

15. The data storage arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the at least one translucid PHY is capable of identifying malware.

Assignments (10)
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071382/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071050/0001 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068762/0494 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067982/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067567/0682 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067045/0156 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - A&R LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 064715/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 052915 FRAME 0566 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 059127/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 052915/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2019
From: ZIMMERMAN, ISRAEL; HAHN, JUDAH GAMLIEL; BERLER, DANNY
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049637/0016 →