U.S. patent application number 12/556563 was filed with the patent office on 2010-11-04 for a storage device with a casing with a plug movable parallel to a second plug in the casing.
Invention is credited to JUI-TU CHIANG.
Application Number | 20100279526 12/556563 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43037220 |
Filed Date | 2010-11-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100279526 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHIANG; JUI-TU |
November 4, 2010 |
A STORAGE DEVICE WITH A CASING WITH A PLUG MOVABLE PARALLEL TO A
SECOND PLUG IN THE CASING
Abstract
A storage device having detachable multiple-in-one connector has
a casing with one opening; a multiple-in-one plug part mounted
inside the casing, exposed beyond the opening and having first and
second plug assemblies detachably stacked with a gap formed
therebetween; a movable assembly mounted inside the casing,
connected with the second plug assembly and penetrating through the
casing; and a circuit board mounted inside the casing and
electrically connected with the first and the second plug
assemblies, having an automatic interface switching procedure and a
plurality of interface connecting procedures, having a control
circuit determining the plug assembly currently in use, and
selecting the interface connecting procedure corresponding to the
plug assembly currently in use. Due to the multiple-in-one design,
the size of the storage device can be reduced, and the storage
device can be selectively plugged in a multiple-in-one or single
socket connector.
Inventors: |
CHIANG; JUI-TU; (Jhonghe
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC
2845 Duke Street
Alexandria
VA
22314
US
|
Family ID: |
43037220 |
Appl. No.: |
12/556563 |
Filed: |
September 9, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
439/131 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H01R 13/506 20130101;
G06F 3/0607 20130101; G06F 3/0661 20130101; H01R 13/6658 20130101;
H01R 31/065 20130101; H01R 27/00 20130101; G06F 3/0673 20130101;
G06F 3/0632 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
439/131 |
International
Class: |
H01R 13/44 20060101
H01R013/44 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 29, 2009 |
TW |
098114126 |
Claims
1. A storage device having detachable multiple-in-one connector,
comprising: a casing having one opening formed at one side thereof;
a multiple-in-one plug part mounted inside the casing, exposed
beyond the opening and having first and second plug assemblies
detachably stacked, the first and second plug assemblies having a
gap formed therebetween, the second plug assembly slidably mounted
on the casing in the opening of the casing to move in parallel with
the first plug assembly; a movable assembly mounted inside the
casing, connected with the second plug assembly and penetrating
through the casing; and a circuit board mounted inside the casing
and electrically connected with the first and the second plug
assemblies, having an automatic interface switching procedure and a
plurality of interface connecting procedures, having a control
circuit determining the first or the second plug assembly currently
in use, and selecting one of the interface connecting procedures
corresponding to the first or the second plug assembly currently in
use.
2. The storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control
circuit further comprises: a controller electrically connected with
the first and the second plug assemblies, having the automatic
interface switching procedure and the plurality of interface
connecting procedures, determining the first or the second plug
assembly currently in use and downloading the interface connecting
procedure corresponding to the first or the second plug assembly
currently in use; and a storage unit electronically connected to
the controller for accessing the storage unit.
3. The storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the automatic
interface switching procedure comprises steps of: reading a
connection message from a computer; sequentially reading a
plurality of signal formats previously built in the storage unit;
comparing a format of the connection message with the plurality of
signal formats to determine if the format of the connection message
matches one of the plurality of signal formats; if a determining
result is positive, downloading the interface connecting procedure
corresponding to the matching signal format to the computer and
executing the interface connecting procedure with the computer so
that the computer accesses data from the storage unit; and if the
determining result is negative, resuming the step of sequentially
reading the plurality of signal formats.
4. The storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing has
an upper housing and a lower housing oppositely assembled therewith
and corresponding thereto, each of the upper and lower housing has
two short side walls and two long side walls, the opening of the
casing is formed through one of the two short side walls, the upper
housing further has a long opening and at least three upper
positioning slots, the long opening is formed through one of the
two long side walls, the at least three upper positioning slots are
formed on an inner surface of the long side wall of the upper
housing and located directly above the long opening, the lower
housing further comprises at least three lower positioning slots
formed on a long side wall of the lower housing and respectively
aligned to the corresponding upper positioning slots.
5. The storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the casing has
an upper housing and a lower housing oppositely assembled therewith
and corresponding thereto, each of the upper and lower housing has
two short side walls and two long side walls, the opening of the
casing is formed through one of the two short side walls, the upper
housing further has a long opening and at least three upper
positioning slots, the long opening is formed through one of the
two long side walls, the at least three upper positioning slots are
formed on an inner surface of the long side wall of the upper
housing and located right above the long opening, the lower housing
further comprises at least three lower positioning slots formed on
a long side wall of the lower housing and respectively aligned to
the corresponding upper positioning slots.
6. The storage device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the casing has
an upper housing and a lower housing oppositely assembled therewith
and corresponding thereto, each of the upper and lower housing has
two short side walls and two long side walls, the opening of the
casing is formed through one of the two short side walls, the upper
housing further has a long opening and at least three upper
positioning slots, the long opening is formed through one of the
two long side walls, the at least three upper positioning slots are
formed on an inner surface of the long side wall of the upper
housing and located right above the long opening, the lower housing
further comprises at least three lower positioning slots formed on
a long side wall of the lower housing and respectively aligned to
the corresponding upper positioning slots.
7. The storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first plug
assembly comprises: a first plug holder extending outwardly from
one of the two short side walls of the lower housing; and at least
one first terminal set having one end fixed on a top surface of the
first plug holder, and the other end is received in the casing for
electrically connecting with the circuit board; and the second plug
assembly comprises: a second plug holder slidably mounted inside
the casing, penetrating through the opening of the casing, located
above the first plug holder and having a bottom surface; at least
one second terminal set fixed on the bottom surface of the second
plug holder; and at least one second flexible wire set received in
the casing, connected with the corresponding second terminal set,
one end of each of the second flexible wire set electrically
connected with the corresponding second terminal set, and the other
end thereof electrically connected with the circuit board.
8. The storage device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first plug
assembly comprises: a first plug holder extending outwardly from
one of the two short side walls of the lower housing; and at least
one first terminal set having one end fixed on a top surface of the
first plug holder, and the other end is received in the casing for
electrically connecting with the circuit board; and the second plug
assembly comprises: a second plug holder slidably mounted inside
the casing, penetrating through the opening of the casing, located
above the first plug holder and having a bottom surface; at least
one second terminal set fixed on the bottom surface of the second
plug holder; and at least one second flexible wire set received in
the casing, connected with the corresponding second terminal set,
one end of each of the second flexible wire set electrically
connected with the corresponding second terminal set, and the other
end thereof electrically connected with the circuit board.
9. The storage device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first plug
assembly comprises: a first plug holder extending outwardly from
one of the two short side walls of the lower housing; and at least
one first terminal set having one end fixed on a top surface of the
first plug holder, and the other end is received in the casing for
electrically connecting with the circuit board; and the second plug
assembly comprises: a second plug holder slidably mounted inside
the casing, penetrating through the opening of the casing, located
above the first plug holder and having a bottom surface; at least
one second terminal set fixed on the bottom surface of the second
plug holder; and at least one second flexible wire set received in
the casing, connected with the corresponding second terminal set,
one end of each of the second flexible wire set electrically
connected with the corresponding second terminal set, and the other
end thereof electrically connected with the circuit board.
10. The storage device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the movable
assembly comprises: a flat board having a vertical side wall formed
by extending downwardly from one side corresponding to the long
opening, and a longitudinal through channel formed through a joint
between a side of the float board and the vertical side wall so
that the vertical side wall partially disconnects with the side of
the flat board and a disconnected part of the vertical side wall
forms a flexible strip; and a selection tab formed on the flexible
strip and penetrating through the long opening of the casing.
11. The storage device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the movable
assembly comprises: a flat board having a vertical side wall formed
by extending downwardly from one side corresponding to the long
opening, and a longitudinal through channel formed through a joint
between a side of the float board and the vertical side wall so
that the vertical side wall partially disconnects with the side of
the flat board and a disconnected part of the vertical side wall
forms a flexible strip; and a selection tab formed on the flexible
strip and penetrating through the long opening of the casing.
12. The storage device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the movable
assembly comprises: a flat board having a vertical side wall formed
by extending downwardly from one side corresponding to the long
opening, and a longitudinal through channel formed through a joint
between a side of the float board and the vertical side wall so
that the vertical side wall partially disconnects with the side of
the flat board and a disconnected part of the vertical side wall
forms a flexible strip; and a selection tab formed on the flexible
strip and penetrating through the long opening of the casing.
13. The storage device as claimed in claim 10, wherein an upper tab
and a lower tab extended from a top edge and a bottom edge of the
flexible strip corresponding to the selection tab, and the upper
tab and the lower tab are respectively and selectively engaged in
the opposite upper and lower positioning slots.
14. The storage device as claimed in claim 11, wherein an upper tab
and a lower tab extended from a top edge and a bottom edge of the
flexible strip corresponding to the selection tab, and the upper
tab and the lower tab are respectively and selectively engaged in
the opposite upper and lower positioning slots.
15. The storage device as claimed in claim 12, wherein an upper tab
and a lower tab are extended from the vertical side wall to
correspond to the selection tab, and the upper tab and the lower
tab are respectively and selectively engaged in the opposite upper
and lower positioning slots.
16. The storage device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first
plug assembly is horizontally extended out from the front end of
the lower housing.
17. The storage device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first
plug assembly is horizontally extended out from the front end of
the lower housing.
18. The storage device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first
plug assembly is horizontally extended out from the front end of
the lower housing.
19. The storage device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first
plug holder complies with a size of an eSATA plug; and the second
plug holder complies with a size of an USB plug.
20. The storage device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first
plug holder complies with a size of an USB plug; and the second
plug holder complies with a size of an eSATA plug.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to a storage device, and
more particularly to a storage device having a detachable
multiple-in-one connector.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Common types of connectors for computer interfaces are USB,
SATA, eSATA, IEEE1394 and so forth. These connectors are defined to
have different transmission speed according to the communication
protocols with which they comply. As a counterpart of a connector,
socket connectors adopted by computer peripheral equipment or
electronic devices also vary. Specific socket connectors must be
mounted to those equipment or devices accordingly. However, to cope
with the need of diverse interfaces, mounting various socket
connectors on casing of those equipment or devices further
suppresses the already limited space on the casing.
[0005] Recently, multiple-in-one socket connectors are addressed to
provide one socket connector compatible with multiple plugs,
thereby saving space on the computer casing. Some electronic
devices of storage devices adopt two or more connector plugs with
independent interfaces for users to plug in the corresponding
socket connector having single interface or multiple-in-one socket
connector mounted on a computer with an appropriate connector plug.
However, the plurality of connector plugs may also occupy the
limited space on the casing of electronic devices, meaning that
electronic devices or storage devices having multiple different
connectors have not met the requirements of those with the optimal
multiple-in-one connector plug.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] An objective of the present invention is to provide a
storage device having a detachable multiple-in-one connector. In
addition to reducing size, the storage device can be selectively
plugged in a corresponding socket connector with a single interface
or multiple-in-one interface of the multiple-in-one connector,
automatically determine the current interface in use and
communicate with a socket connector of a computer using a correct
communication protocol.
[0007] To achieve the foregoing objective, the storage device
having a detachable multiple-in-one connector has a casing, a
multiple-in-one plug part, a movable assembly and a circuit
board.
[0008] The casing has one opening formed at one side thereof.
[0009] The multiple-in-one plug part is mounted inside the casing,
exposed beyond the opening and has a first and a second plug
assemblies detachably stacked. The first and the second plug
assemblies have a gap formed therebetween. The second plug assembly
is slidably mounted on the casing in the opening of the casing to
move in parallel with the first plug assembly.
[0010] The movable assembly is mounted inside the casing and
connected with the second plug assembly, and penetrates through the
casing.
[0011] The circuit board is mounted inside the casing and
electrically connected with the first and the second plug
assemblies, has an automatic interface switching procedure and a
plurality of interface connecting procedures, has a control circuit
determining the first or the second plug assembly currently in use,
and selects one of the interface connecting procedures
corresponding to the first or the second plug assembly currently in
use.
[0012] The multiple-in-one connector is formed by stacking two plug
assemblies. Therefore, the size of the storage device can be
reduced. Besides, the multiple-in-one connector can be plugged in a
multiple-in-one socket connector as a whole. However, as one of the
plug assemblies can be horizontally moved in relation to the other
plug assembly, the storage device of the present invention can be
plugged in a compatible single socket connector. Besides, the
storage device of the present invention is connected with different
socket connectors. When executing the automatic interface switching
procedure, the controller determines the plug assembly in use in
accordance with the communication format of a connected socket
connector and further download the interface connecting procedure
corresponding to the current plug assembly to the computer having
the socket connector. As a result, the computer successfully
accesses the storage device of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment in
accordance with the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is an exploded view in FIG. 1;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit in accordance
with the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an automatic interface switching
procedure in accordance with the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3A-3A in
FIG. 1;
[0018] FIG. 5B is another cross-sectional view in FIG. 1 with an
USB plug protruding; and
[0019] FIG. 5C is another cross-sectional view in FIG. 1 with an
eSATA plug protruding.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0020] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a storage device having a
multiple-in-one connector and switchable interface has a casing
(10), a multiple-in-one plug part (5), a movable assembly (40) and
a circuit board (12).
[0021] The casing (10) has an opening (101) formed on one side
thereof.
[0022] The multiple-in-one plug part (5) is mounted inside the
casing (10), is exposed beyond the opening (101) and has two plug
assemblies which are detachably stacked. There is a gap formed
between the two plug assemblies. One of the two plug assemblies is
slidably mounted in the opening (101) of the casing (10) to move in
parallel with the other opposing plug assembly.
[0023] The movable assembly (40) is mounted inside the casing (10)
and mounted to one of the plug assemblies slidably mounted in the
opening (101) of the casing (10). A part of the movable assembly
(40) penetrates through the casing (10).
[0024] The circuit board (12) is mounted inside the casing (10) and
is electrically connected with the two plug assemblies. The circuit
board (12) has a control circuit (no reference numeral). With
reference to FIG. 3, the control circuit further has a controller
(121) and a storage unit (122). The controller (121) is
electrically connected with the two plug assemblies of the
multiple-in-one plug part and has an automatic interface switching
procedure and a plurality of interface connecting procedures. The
controller (121) determines the plug assembly currently in use in
accordance with a connection signal between the storage device and
a computer and further downloads and executes the interface
connecting procedure corresponding to the plug assembly currently
in use.
[0025] The storage unit (122) is electronically connected to the
controller (121) for data access.
[0026] With reference to FIG. 4, the automatic interface switching
procedure in association with the multiple-in-one connection plug
part of the present invention plugged in a socket connector of the
computer has steps of:
[0027] reading a connection message from the computer (S1);
[0028] sequentially reading a plurality of signal formats
previously built in the storage unit (S2);
[0029] comparing a format of the connection message with the
plurality of signal formats to determine if the format of the
connection message matches one of the plurality of signal formats
(S3);
[0030] if a determining result is positive, downloading an
interface connecting procedure corresponding to the matching signal
format to the computer and executing the interface connecting
procedure with the computer so that the computer accesses data from
the storage unit (S4); and
[0031] if the determining result is negative, resuming the second
step (S2).
[0032] The following example is made to explain the aforementioned
steps. Let one of the plug assemblies be an eSATA plug assembly and
the other plug assembly be an USB plug. When the eSATA plug is the
only one plugged in a single eSATA socket on the computer, the
controller (121) receives an eSATA connection message from the
computer. Meanwhile, the controller (121) determines that the
format of the eSATA connection message matches with a built-in
eSATA signal format to further download the eSATA interface
connecting procedure to the computer. The controller (121) then
executes the interface connecting procedure to complete the
connection with the computer so that the computer can successfully
access the storage device of the present invention by high-speed
accessing characteristic of the eSATA communication protocol.
[0033] Alternatively, if the present invention is plugged in an USB
socket of a computer with the USB plug, the controller (121)
determines that the USB connection message differs from the
built-in eSATA signal format. Hence, it reads a built-in USB signal
format and compares again. When there is a match, the controller
(121) downloads the USB interface connecting procedure to the
computer and executes the interface connecting procedure to
complete the connection with the computer. Therefore, the computer
can successfully access data of the storage device of the present
invention by the USB communication protocol.
[0034] To further describe a detailed structure of the storage
device as follows:
[0035] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 5A to 5C, the casing (10) has
an upper housing (111) and a lower housing (112) oppositely
assembled therewith and corresponding thereto. Each of the upper
and lower housing (111)(112) has two short side walls and two long
side walls. The opening (101) of the casing (10) is formed through
one of the two short side walls. The upper housing (111) further
has a long opening (115) and at least three upper positioning slots
(113a.about.113c). The long opening (115) is formed through one of
the two long side walls. The at least three upper positioning slots
(113a.about.113c) are formed on an inner surface of the side wall
of the upper housing (111) and located directly above the long
opening (115). The lower housing (112) further comprises at least
three lower positioning slots (114a.about.114c) formed on a long
side wall of the lower housing (112) and respectively aligned to
the corresponding upper positioning slots (113a.about.113c).
[0036] The multiple-in-one connection part has a first plug
assembly (20) and a second plug assembly (30). The second plug
assembly (30) is connected with the movable assembly (40).
[0037] With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 5A, the first plug
assembly (20) has a first plug holder (21) and at least one first
terminal set (22). The first plug holder (21) horizontally extends
outwardly from one of the two short side walls of the lower housing
(13). The size of the first plug holder (21) may be a size of eSATA
or USB plug, and the size of the first plug holder (21) in the
present embodiment complies with the size of the eSATA plug.
[0038] The at least one first terminal set (22) has one end fixedly
mounted on a top surface of the first plug holder (21) and the
other end received in the casing (10) to electrically connect with
the circuit board (12). In the preferred embodiment of the present
invention, one first terminal set (22) may have seven eSATA
terminals or USB terminals.
[0039] The second plug assembly (30) has a second plug holder (31),
at least one second terminal set (32) and at least one second
flexible wire set (33).
[0040] The second plug holder (31) is slidably mounted inside the
casing (10), penetrates through the opening (101) of the casing
(10), and is located above the first plug holder (21). The size of
the second plug holder (31) may be the size of USB plug or eSATA
plug, and the size of the second plug holder (31) in the present
embodiment complies with the size of the USB plug.
[0041] The at least one second terminal set (32) is fixedly mounted
on a bottom surface of the second plug holder (31). A second
terminal set (32) is disclosed in the present embodiment, has four
USB 2.0 terminals, and is combined with the first plug holder (21)
thereunder to form a two-in-one plug. Besides, the second terminal
set may include either one of live USB 2.0, USB 3.0 terminals or
eSATA terminals.
[0042] The at least one second flexible wire set (33) is received
in the casing (10) and is connected with the corresponding second
terminal set (32). One end of each flexible wire set (33) is
electrically connected with the corresponding second terminal set,
and the other end is electrically connected with the circuit board
(12).
[0043] With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 5A, the movable
assembly (40) has a flat board (41) and a selection tab (46). The
flat board (41) is located above the second plug assembly (30) and
is connected with the second plug assembly (30). The flat board
(41) has a vertical side wall (42) and a longitudinal through
channel (43). The vertical side wall (42) is formed by extending
downwardly from one side corresponding to the long opening (115).
The longitudinal through channel (43) is formed through a joint
between the side of the float board (41) and the vertical side wall
(42) so that the vertical side wall (42) partially disconnects with
the side of the flat board (41). A disconnected part of the
vertical side wall (42) forms a flexible strip (421). The selection
tab (46) is formed on the flexible strip (421) and penetrates
through the long opening (115) as shown in FIG. 1.
[0044] When exerting force on the selection tab (46) inwardly, the
selection tab (46) pushes the flexible strip (421) to bend inwardly
due to the existence of the longitudinal through channel (43).
Therefore, when exerting force on the selection tab (46)
horizontally, the selection tab (46) can be moved forward and
backward in the long opening (115).
[0045] Moreover, with reference to FIG. 5A, the flat board (41)
further has an upper tab (44) and a lower tab (45) respectively
extended from a top edge and a bottom edge of the flexible strip
(421) corresponding to the selection tab (46). The upper and lower
tabs (44)(45) are engaged in the opposite upper and lower
positioning slots (113a, 114a)(113b, 114b)(113c, 114c) respectively
so as to be locked and positioned therein. Owing to the three upper
positioning slots (113a.about.113c) and the three lower positioning
slots (114a.about.114c) located in the front, center and back of
the upper housing (111) and the lower housing (112) respectively,
moving the shift block (46) can adjustably position the upper tab
(44) and the lower tab (45) in the front, central and rear
positioning slots (113a.about.113c)(114a.about.114c). This means
that the second plug assembly (20) can be moved horizontally as a
result of the movement of the movable assembly.
[0046] Subsequently, detailed description about the operation of
the plug of the multiple-in-one connector is given as follows:
[0047] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 5A, the plugs of the present
invention serve to be plugged in a multiple-in-one socket connector
of the computer. Initially, the upper tab (44) and the lower tab
(45) of the flat board (41) are engaged in the central upper and
lower positioning slots (113b, 114b) respectively. The first plug
holder (21) of the first plug assembly (20) and the second plug
holder (31) of the second plug assembly (30) are all exposed beyond
the opening (101) of the casing (10) with the same length and can
be simultaneously inserted in the multiple-in-one socket
connector.
[0048] With further reference to FIG. 5B, the present invention
serves to be plugged into an USB 2.0 socket connector of a
computer. After the selection tab (46) is pressed, the flexible
strip (421) is bent inwardly, stopping engagement of the upper tab
(44) and the lower tab (45) with the central upper and lower
positioning slots (113b, 114b). The selection tab (46) is moved
forward to the front upper and lower positioning slots (113a, 114a)
and then released. The deformed flexible strip (421) and the
selection tab (46) are restored to their original positions, and
the upper tab (44) and the lower tab (45) are engaged in the front
upper and lower positioning slots (113a, 114a). Meanwhile, the
second plug holder (31) of the second plug assembly (30) is
extended forward to have longer length than that of the first plug
holder (21) and can be inserted in the USB 2.0 socket connector
individually.
[0049] With further reference to FIG. 5C, the present invention
serves to be plugged in an eSATA socket connector. Likewise, after
the selection tab (46) is pressed, the flexible strip (421) is bent
inwardly, stopping engagement of the upper tab (44) and the lower
tab (45) with the central upper and lower positioning slots
(113b,114b). The selection tab (46) is moved backward to the rear
upper and lower positioning slots (113c, 114c) and then released.
The deformed flexible strip (421) and the selection tab (46) are
restored to their original positions, and the upper tab (44) and
the lower tab (45) are engaged in the rear upper and lower
positioning slots (113c, 114c). Meanwhile, the second plug holder
(31) of the second plug assembly (30) is retracted into the casing
(10), and the first plug holder (21) is the only one exposed beyond
the casing (10), enabling it to be inserted in the eSATA socket
connector individually.
[0050] In sum, the multiple-in-one connector is formed by
detachably stacking two plug assemblies. Therefore, the size of the
storage device can be reduced. Besides, the storage device of the
present invention can be plugged in a multiple-in-one socket
connector as a whole. However, as one of the plug assemblies can be
horizontally moved in relative to the other plug assembly, the
storage device can be plugged in a compatible single socket
connector. Besides, the storage device of the present invention can
be connected with different socket connectors. When executing the
automatic interface switching procedure, the controller can
determine the plug assembly in use in accordance with the
communication format of a connected socket connector and further
download the interface connecting procedure corresponding to the
current plug assembly to the computer having the socket connector.
As a result, the computer can smoothly access the storage device of
the present invention.
[0051] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and function of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of
parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent
indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the
appended claims are expressed.
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