Patent ID: 8782336

Claim:
A hybrid control module comprising: a host interface control module configured to transfer data to and from a host interface; a first embedded multi-media card interface configured to (i) connect to a second embedded multi-media card interface of a control module embedded solid-state memory, and (ii) transfer the data between the hybrid control module and the control module embedded solid-state memory; a disk access control module configured to control access to a rotating magnetic storage device; and a buffer management module in communication with each of the host interface control module, the first embedded multi-media card interface, and the disk access control module, wherein the buffer management module is configured to control access to (i) the control module embedded solid-state memory via the first interface, and (ii) the rotating magnetic storage device via the disk access control module, wherein the buffer management module is configured to buffer the data in a volatile memory, and wherein the data is received by the buffer management module and from at least one of the host interface control module, the first embedded multi-media card interface, or the disk access control module.