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Data storage device and method of erasing data stored in the data storage device

US7260697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2002
Grant dateAug 21, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 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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