Patent ID: 8335882
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G06F,G11B,H01R,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A first dock for a portable hard disk, the first dock being connectable to a host device, the first dock including: at least one first connector for connection to another dock, the at least one first connector including both data and power connections; a processor coupled to the at least one first connector, the processor being for both controlling the first dock, and managing content of a portable hard disk docked to the first dock, where the managing of content includes synchronizing the content with the host device to shorten a time required to access content of the portable hard disk subsequent to docking to the first dock; at least one second connector coupled to the processor for enabling docking of a portable hard disk with the first dock, the at least one second connector including both data and power connections; and at least one third connector coupled to the processor for enabling connector of a second dock to the first dock, the at least one third connector including both data and power connections, wherein the host device is able to access content from portable hard disks that are docked with the first dock and the second dock.