Disk with disk drive

Abstract

The present invention provides a drive-integrated disk (an intelligent disk (ID)) having an electronic circuit controlling an external system as a peripheral. The drive-integrated disk comprises a disk block for storing information, a disk drive unit for accessing to the disk block, an electronic circuit block which connects to the disk drive unit via a bus, and a data input/output terminal group for connecting the electronic circuit block to an external apparatus, and is formed in a card shape.

1 . A drive-integrated disk comprises: 
 a disk block for storing information;    a disk drive unit for accessing to the disk block;    an electronic circuit block which connects to the disk drive unit via a bus; and    a data input/output terminal group for connecting the electronic circuit block to an external apparatus.    
     
     
         2 . The drive-integrated disk according to  claim 1 , wherein said drive-integrated disk is formed in a card shape, and said data input/output terminal group is located in correspondence to a standard terminal group of an IC card.  
     
     
         3 . The drive-integrated disk according to  claim 1 , wherein said drive-integrated disk is formed in a card shape, and said data input/output terminal group is formed as a connector at least at an end of the card.  
     
     
         4 . The drive-integrated disk according to  claim 1 , wherein a bootstrap program, system programs, and application programs are stored in said disk block and electronic circuit block with being distributed at desired positions.