Apparatus and method for providing data storage device security
US7657487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device includes a data storage mechanism within which is stored a computing program. The data storage device also includes a surface used for labeling. The labeling includes machine readable security information. The data program requires machine reading of the security information before at least a portion of the program is run.
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