Storage device access authentication upon resuming from a standby mode of a computing device
US8844025B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2137
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a storage device. The storage device may include a mechanism that monitors for receipt of cached authentication data from a host computing device upon resuming operation from a standby mode of the host computing device. The storage device may further include a mechanism that unlocks the storage device in response to receipt of the cached authentication data from the host computing device. In addition, the storage device may include a mechanism that monitors for receipt of re-authentication data and a mechanism that locks the storage device when a predetermined period of time has passed since resuming operation from the standby mode without receipt of the re-authentication data. Related computing devices, methods, and machine-readable storage media are also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.