Patent ID: 8312209
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A host device comprising: a data storage arrangement; a host processor, the host processor configured to exchange data with the data storage arrangement; and a user interface, the user interface configured to receive a first user command to perform a data transfer operation, the first user command specifying one or more files and an action to be taken with respect to the one or more files, the first user command being, irrespective of states of the host processor and the data storage arrangement, comprised of a set of two or more user actions, wherein the set has one or more user actions that identifies the specified files, and one or more other distinct user actions that specifies the action to be taken, the host processor configured to cause the data storage arrangement to perform a first portion of the data transfer operation before the command has been completed and at least one other user action of the command has been performed.