Storage apparatus managing method and storage apparatus managing system
US10839055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage apparatus managing method, applied to a storage apparatus connected to a portable electronic apparatus, includes: (a) receiving authentication information via the portable electronic apparatus or the storage apparatus; (b) transmitting at least one confirmation command to a control module via a storage management program in the portable electronic apparatus, wherein the confirmation command is arranged to confirm whether the control module is in a ready state; (c) controlling the portable electronic apparatus to be capable of reading from or writing to an encrypted data region of the storage apparatus, when the control module is confirmed to be in the ready state and the authentication information matches predetermined authentication information; and (d) controlling the portable electronic apparatus to be incapable of accessing the encrypted data region when the authentication information does not match the predetermined authentication information.
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