Secure content enabled drive system and method
US8402283B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention facilitates convenient and secure distribution of proprietary content. A present secure content enabled drive system and method permits flexible use of storage medium for both protected distribution of information and user definable storage use. In one embodiment, a computer readable storage medium includes an unprotected information portion, a protected information portion and a protection interface. The unprotected portion stores unprotected information. The protected content portion stores protected information. The protection interface protects information in the protected content portion from unauthorized access.
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