Abstract: A removable magnetic storage device uses an optical drive interface to appear to the operating system as an optical drive. Thus, a removable magnetic drive appears to the operating system as a large optical device similar to DVD/CD, and receives similar functionality. By appearing as an optical device, the removable magnetic storage device can use many features not currently available to magnetic storage devices, such as autorun, multiple volume sets, larger capacity, and efficient space allocation.

Abstract: A removable magnetic storage device uses an optical drive interface to appear to the operating system as an optical drive. Thus, a removable magnetic drive appears to the operating system as a large optical device similar to DVD/CD, and receives similar functionality. By appearing as an optical device, the removable magnetic storage device can use many features not currently available to magnetic storage devices, such as autorun, multiple volume sets, larger capacity, and efficient space allocation.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a planetary gear drive assembly where the spool rotates on a fixed shaft. A handle crank is coupled to a ring gear for driving planet gears and a pinion. The pinion rotates on the shaft and slides axially on the shaft to engage and disengage the planetary gear assembly to the spool. A carrier supporting the planet gears is coupled to a drag assembly for limiting rotation of the carrier.

Abstract: A data pipeline is secured in a computer system for the delivery of secure, confidential or proprietary content such as audio, video, software, copyrighted media, etc. A third party application seeks authentication information in connection with a request to deliver data to a unique medium. The system includes driver software of a host as an interface between a storage device and the third party software application, the storage device and the unique medium. The system enables authentication of the link between the third party application and the driver software by providing third party application developers a toolkit or API for interacting with the driver software. The toolkit includes means to request and decrypt an encrypted driver software digital signature previously generated based on the host's driver software and to compare the digital signature with a second digital signature generated at runtime based on the host's driver software.