Abstract: Managing insurance information includes obtaining account information associated with an insurance account, selectively indicating a first portion of the account information that includes versioned information and a second portion of the account information that includes non-versioned information, obtaining policy information of an insurance policy associated with the insurance account, including copying at least some of the versioned information as a first portion of the insurance policy, and establishing a link between at least some of the non-versioned information and a second portion of the insurance policy. The second portion of the insurance policy that is linked with the non-versioned information is automatically updated to reflect changes to the non-versioned information.

Abstract: A method for performing error correction code operations on data to be read from the disk (12) of a hard disk drive (10) includes applying a first error correction code algorithm to a first set of data to be written to the hard disk drive, and a second error correction code algorithm, different from the first, to a second set of data to be written to the hard disk drive (10). The first and second error correction code algorithms may for example produce a different number of error correction code bits for application to said data. The selection between the first and second algorithms may be made, for instance, in dependence upon the physical locations (76, 78) on the disk, or in dependence upon the type of said data (80) to be written. By reducing the number of ECC bits that need be associated with at least some of the data to be written to the disk (12), the available space on the disk for user data can be increased.

Abstract: A peripheral storage device system and a data transfer device for use in a peripheral storage device system are disclosed, which provide for selective information transfer between a peripheral storage device, such as a disk drive, a CDROM drive, or a tape drive, and a host computer in a serial or parallel data format. A cable connector and cable assembly are disclosed for connecting the peripheral storage device system with the host computer, whereby serial data transfer may be accomplished via an ATA connector on one or both of the peripheral storage device and the host computer. In addition, a methodology is disclosed for transferring data between a peripheral storage device and a host computer in one of a serial and a parallel data format.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-function buffer system for use in a peripheral storage device system, as well as a peripheral storage device system having a multi-function buffer system. The buffer system comprises a multi-purpose memory component which may be adapted for use as scratchpad and/or instruction storage accessible by a controller processor, as well as for buffering information being transferred between the peripheral storage device and a host computer system.

Abstract: Semiconductor die pad design consisting of an I/O cell where the outside bond site is connected to the cell's active signal, the second inside bond site is discrete and connected to one of the I/O power supplies Vdd or Vss, and the third inside bond site is discrete and connected to the compliment of the second pad site. The I/O cell design is universal to traditional wire-bonding assemblies and flip-chip assemblies.

Abstract: A control system in a data storage apparatus and associated methods for attempting to accommodate the vibrations resulting from rotating a data storage medium. The control system comprises a neural network which utilizes detected vibrations resulting from the rotation of data storage media to learn the characteristics of the rotational imbalance of rotating data storage media. Thereafter, the rotation of a data storage medium and/or movement of a data head is controlled based on the characteristics learned.