Patents Examined by Eron Sorell
  • System and method for providing automatic firmware updates and diagnostics for network attached storage devices
    Patent number: 6751681
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically implementing firmware revisions is disclosed. In one embodiment a plurality of storage devices are connected via a network. The storage devices are configured to implement firmware updates independent of any externally attached controller platforms. In an alternate embodiment, the system is also configured to provide self diagnostics, wherein defective drives attached to the system may be disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Kenneth Torii, Nathan Chan, Paresh Desai