Abstract: Techniques for protecting digital content in a storage device from pirate and illegal use are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a method for protecting digital content stored in a storage device from illegally accessing by a host, comprises: exchanging data between the storage device and the host to achieve a mutual authentication between the storage device and the host; disabling an encryption/decryption module in the storage device to prohibit the host from reading out the digital content decrypted by the encryption/decryption module until the authentication of the storage device to the host passes; and disabling the host to prohibit the host from reading out the digital content decrypted by the encryption/decryption module if the authentication of the host to the storage device fails. Thereby, pirate and illegal use of the digital content stored in the storage device are effectively prevented or decreased.

Abstract: A storage system includes a host, a storage array controller coupled to the host, and one or more storage device with self-search engine coupled to the storage array controller. The one or more storage device with self-search engine responsive to one or more keywords from the host through the storage array controller and operable to search for the one or more keywords substantially concurrently.

Abstract: A single solid state drive (SSD) includes an SSD controller coupled to send and receive information to and from a host through an interface. The SSD controller includes an embedded RAID controller and a plurality of non-volatile memory modules (NVMs) coupled to the SSD controller. The SSD controller causes storage of the received information in the NVMs and sending of the information from the NVMs under the control of the embedded RAID controller.

Abstract: A Redundant Array of Independent Modules (RAIM) system has the similar function and architecture as Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) system. It includes a RAID controller coupled to send and receive information to and from a host through an interface and a plurality of modules coupled to the RAID controller, wherein the plurality of modules are not disk drives, but SD/MMC/eMMC modules. Each such kind of modules in RAIM system acts as a single drive in RAID system.

Abstract: A self-search storage device includes a data buffer coupled between a host and a data storage medium and configured to receive a configuration information including keywords from the host. The self-search storage device further includes a data compare engine coupled to the data buffer and the data storage medium and including more than one data search units. The data compare engine is configured to receive data from the data bus and operable to employ the more than one data search units to compare parts of the data to the keyword, each data search unit of the more than one data search units comparing a distinct part of the data to the keyword, the data compare engine further operable to report the outcome of the comparison for use by the host.

Abstract: A storage device includes a disk controller and a non-volatile memory coupled to the disk controller and operable to save one or more passwords. The storage device further includes a media with more than one partition, the disk controller making each partition to be accessible to one or more users based on the saved one or more passwords.