USB mass storage locking
US8135880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a mass-storage device, comprising a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, a locking function coupled to the USB interface wherein the locking function is accessible via a USB device class other than a mass-storage class, and a data mass-storage memory coupled to the locking circuit.
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