Patent ID: 8732179

Claim:
A method for providing a suggested read list of digital data to a host device, the method comprising: performing by a local mass storage device in communication with a host device, wherein the local mass storage device comprises a controller and a memory storing digital data: receiving a request from the host device for a suggested read list of digital data stored in the memory; creating the suggested read list at the local mass storage device based on information regarding the digital data which is stored in the local mass storage device; and providing the suggested read list to the host device without transferring the information used to create the suggested read list; wherein the at least part of the memory of the local mass storage device is managed by the host device using a logical block addressing protocol; wherein a different communication protocol is used to receive the request from the host device and provide the suggested read list to the host device; and wherein the suggested read list specifies data locations in the memory for the digital data in the suggested read list.