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Secure content enabled drive system and method

US8402283B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 2004
Grant dateMar 19, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 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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