Patent ID: 7698472
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing a portable media player by a host computer over a data link, the portable media player having data storage capability for storing at least media data, comprising: logically connecting the storage capability of the portable media player to a file system of the host computer immediately after the portable media player has been physically attached to the host computer via the data link without information passing between the portable media player and the host computer, wherein the logical connection between the host computer and the portable media player is maintained until an unmounting request is received such that the data storage capability of the portable media device acts as an extension of the host device file system; accessing the portable media player data storage capability by the host computer file system over the logical connection; and unmounting the storage capability of the portable media player from the host computer without physically detaching the portable media player from the file system of the host computer via the data link only in response to the unmounting request.