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USB mass storage locking

US8135880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateMar 13, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2026

Classification

  • 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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