Assignee
WESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC
US·51 granted patents·8,978 citations·filing 1999–2018
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51 records- 0199US7003674B1Disk drive employing a disk with a pristine area for storing encrypted data accessible only by trusted devices or clients to facilitate secure network communicationsWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 21, 2006·209 cites·26 claims
- 0298US7543117B1Method for installing a mailbox file associated with a disk storage mediumWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 2, 2009·137 cites·5 claims
- 0398US7215771B1Secure disk drive comprising a secure drive key and a drive ID for implementing secure communication over a public networkWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 8, 2007·274 cites·16 claims
- 0498US7024491B1Remotely synchronizing a mobile terminal by adapting ordering and filtering synchronization rules based on a user's operation of the mobile terminalWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·356 cites·43 claims
- 0598US7002926B1Isochronous switched fabric networkWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 21, 2006·310 cites·19 claims
- 0698US6735693B1Disk drive comprising encryption circuitry selectively enabled by verifying a circuit that provides plaintext dataWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·196 cites·16 claims
- 0798US6724982B1Digital audiovisual magnetic disk doubly linked list recording format extension to multiple devicesWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·146 cites·19 claims
- 0898US6697914B1Switched node comprising a disk controller with integrated multi-port switching circuitryWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 24, 2004·220 cites·10 claims
- 0998US6603625B1Spindle synchronizing a plurality of spindles connected to a multi-dimensional computer networkWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·144 cites·10 claims
- 1097US7725584B1Using multiple communication channels to synchronize a mobile terminal based on data typeWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·149 cites·48 claims
- 1197US6928470B1Transferring scheduling data from a plurality of disk storage devices to a network switch before transferring data associated with scheduled requests between the network switch and a plurality of host initiatorsWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 9, 2005·195 cites·9 claims
- 1297US6888831B1Distributed resource reservation system for establishing a path through a multi-dimensional computer network to support isochronous dataWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 3, 2005·202 cites·29 claims
- 1397US6826614B1Caching advertising information in a mobile terminal to enhance remote synchronization and wireless internet browsingWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·240 cites·65 claims
- 1497US6792486B1System and method for managing information storage among plural disk drivesWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·191 cites·83 claims
- 1597US6744772B1Converting asynchronous packets into isochronous packets for transmission through a multi-dimensional switched fabric networkWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 1, 2004·201 cites·19 claims
- 1697US6691198B1Automatically transmitting scheduling data from a plurality of storage systems to a network switch for scheduling access to the plurality of storage systemsWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 10, 2004·166 cites·8 claims
- 1797US6470420B1Method for designating one of a plurality of addressable storage devices to process a data transfer requestWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·184 cites·19 claims
- 1896US7415571B1Disk drive and method for using a mailbox file associated with a disk storage medium for performing a function characterized by contents of the mailbox fileWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2008·137 cites·24 claims
- 1996US7274659B2Providing streaming media dataWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 25, 2007·143 cites·11 claims
- 2096US7155616B1Computer network comprising network authentication facilities implemented in a disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 26, 2006·164 cites·23 claims
- 2196US6948165B1Method for installing an application program, to be executed during each bootload of a computer system for presenting a user with content options prior to conventional system startup presentation, without requiring a user's participation to install the programWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 20, 2005·177 cites·9 claims
- 2296US6931439B1Modifying web page links for display on a mobile terminal to indicate the cache status of linked web pagesWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 16, 2005·182 cites·36 claims
- 2396US6892217B1Mobile terminal for displaying a rich text document comprising conditional code for identifying advertising information stored locally or on the internetWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·175 cites·62 claims
- 2496US6799274B1Device comprising encryption circuitry enabled by comparing an operating spectral signature to an initial spectral signatureWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 28, 2004·154 cites·24 claims
- 2596US6772281B2Disk drive for selectively satisfying a read request from a host computer for a first valid data block with a second valid data blockWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 3, 2004·136 cites·36 claims
- 2696US6691213B1Computer system and method for accessing a protected partition of a disk drive that lies beyond a limited address range of a host computer's BIOSWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·190 cites·13 claims
- 2796US6665772B1Data storage method and device for storing streaming and non-streaming data in common memory spaceWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 16, 2003·150 cites·16 claims
- 2896US6615312B1Method for processing file system service requests in a computer having an attached disk drive that can reproduce stream data and non-stream dataWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·160 cites·17 claims
- 2995US7275116B1Mobile terminal synchronizing components of a document separatelyWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 25, 2007·160 cites·30 claims
- 3095US7150036B1Method of and personal computer for displaying content received from a content delivery server using a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery server and a server-contacting programWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 12, 2006·151 cites·19 claims
- 3195US7054937B1Computer network and connection method for connecting a personal computer and a content delivery system using a disk drive which includes a network address and server-contacting programWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 30, 2006·146 cites·20 claims
- 3295US6965563B1Resource reservation system in a computer network to support end-to-end quality-of-service constraintsWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 15, 2005·151 cites·39 claims
- 3394US6983316B1Method of and content delivery server for delivering content to a personal computer having a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery server and a server-contacting programWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 3, 2006·139 cites·17 claims
- 3494US6973495B1Disk drive and method of manufacturing same including a network address and server-contacting programWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 6, 2005·134 cites·19 claims
- 3594US6711660B1System and method for performing disk drive diagnostics and restoration using a host-inaccessible hidden partitionWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·245 cites·22 claims
- 3694US6359779B1Integrated computer module with airflow acceleratorWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·242 cites·36 claims
- 3793US7024549B1Disk drive having a protected partition configured to load an operating system for performing a user-selected functionWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·199 cites·8 claims
- 3893US6647481B1Method for accessing data storage locations having addresses within a hidden logical address rangeWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 11, 2003·166 cites·15 claims
- 3993US6389499B1Integrated computer moduleWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 14, 2002·217 cites·13 claims
- 4092US6499083B1Disk-based storage system responsive to a direction-selection signal for autonomously controlling seeks in a sequence determined by the direction-selection signal and a locally-stored doubly linked listWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 24, 2002·199 cites·6 claims
- 4192US6297955B1Host assembly for an integrated computer moduleWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·192 cites·37 claims
- 4291US6954733B1Internet based computer system and method for component exchangeWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 11, 2005·135 cites·32 claims
- 4391US6691226B1Computer system with disk drive having private key validation means for enabling featuresWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 10, 2004·178 cites·7 claims
- 4491US6411522B1Integrated computer module with EMI shielding plateWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·190 cites·13 claims
- 4590US7318088B1Receiving data at a client computer and performing an operation on the data at the client computer based on information in the key fileWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 8, 2008·132 cites·4 claims
- 4690US6973570B1Integrated circuit comprising encryption circuitry selectively enabled by verifying a deviceWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 6, 2005·154 cites·14 claims
- 4790US6546489B1Disk drive which provides a secure boot of a host computer system from a protected area of a diskWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 8, 2003·179 cites·16 claims
- 4889US6654195B1Disk drive having a register set for providing real time position variables to a hostWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 25, 2003·155 cites·27 claims
- 4989US6550021B1Internet-implemented method supporting component repair servicesWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 15, 2003·225 cites·9 claims
- 5065US9998390B1Providing streaming media dataWESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 12, 2018·1 cites·21 claims
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