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Samsung patents storage drive that sends data directly to network processors

Samsung has been granted a patent for a storage device that connects to both a main computer and a separate network of processors. When the computer asks for specific data, the drive retrieves it and sends it directly to the network processors instead of keeping it on the main computer.

Why it mattersThis design could help servers and data centers manage large amounts of data more efficiently by offloading storage tasks to specialized network hardware.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods for moving data between a storage device and a processing element are disclosed. The storage device may include: a non-volatile storage medium; a first interface for communicating with a computing device; and a second interface for communicating with a processing element over a data communications network. The processing element may include a processing circuit that is configured to: receive a first request from the computing device via the first interface, where the first request identifies a first memory address associated with the first memory; retrieve first data from the non-volatile storage medium based on the first request; and transmit the first data to the processing element via the second interface for storing the first data in the first memory based on the first memory address.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A storage device comprising: a non-volatile storage medium; a first interface for communicating with a computing device based on a first interface protocol; a second interface for communicating with a processing element over a data communications network based on a second interface protocol different from the first interface protocol, wherein the second interface is for accessing a network of processing elements including the processing element, the processing element including a first memory; and a processing circuit coupled to the first interface, the second interface, and the non-volatile storage medium, the processing circuit being configured to: receive a first request from the computing device via the first interface, the first request identifying a first memory address associated with the first memory; retrieve first data from the non-volatile storage medium based on the first request; and transmit the first data to the processing element via the second interface for storing the first data in the first memory based on determining that a condition associated with the first memory address indicates that the first memory address is in an address space associated with the processing element.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Systems and methods for moving data between a storage device and a processing element
Patent number
US12737307B2
Application number
18385319
Filed
Oct 30, 2023
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
18

Classified under

G06F 13/1642 Physics & computingG06F 13/128 Physics & computingG06F 13/4022 Physics & computing
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