Method and system for dynamic volume tracking in an installable file system
November 8, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAutomatic switching device for cassette tape recorder with low frequency compensating means Method and apparatus detecting and setting optimum tape recording bias Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus automatically adjustable to each individual magnetic tape Data processing system having automatic configuration Device driver and adapter binding technique System for effectively paralleling computer terminal devices Multicommunication protocol controller Method of file access in a distributed processing computer network Method for storing a second number as a command address of a first peripheral device and a third number as a command address of a second peripheral device Configuration capability for devices in an open system having the capability of adding or changing devices by user commands InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 400531 filed on 08/29/1989US Classes:710/8, Peripheral configuration717/175Including multiple filesExaminersPrimary: Chun, Debra A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 013/10AbstractA method and apparatus interfaces a computer operating system with a storage volume, which is all or part of a data storage media such as a removable floppy-type disk or a hard disk. In a preferred embodiment, the method and apparatus select and associate the appropriate one of a plurality of system drivers with a respective storage volume to permit data communication between the storage volume and the operating system. The method and apparatus permit a single operating system to access a storage medium formatted in accordance with differing file systems, without reprogramming or otherwise altering the operating system. Generally, the operating system identifies which of the plurality of file system drivers is appropriate for reading a particular storage volume and, thereafter, associates the identified file system driver with the particular storage volume. In operation, the operating system accesses the plurality of file system drivers, by providing a mount command, to allow each file system driver to execute a set of instructions to determine whether the accessed file system driver is capable of reading the storage volume. If a file system driver successfully reads the storage volume, it provides an indication to the operating system by providing a certain media signal. The operating system then responds to the certain media signal to associate the file system driver with the storage volume.Field of SearchSpecifics of biasing or erasing | |
