Data storage device and method of erasing data stored in the data storage device
US7260697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording medium stores data supplied from an external device. A memory stores an erase program for executing erasing of the data stored in the recording medium. An erasing unit erases the data stored in the recording medium in accordance with the erase program stored in the memory, in accordance with a start instruction for instructing a start of erasing the data supplied from the external device.
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