Nova Patents
US20080098172A1

Method and Portable Memory Device for Protecting Private Content Stored in the Portable Memory Device

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Read claim 17, the broadest

Abstract

A method for protecting private content stored in a portable memory device are provided, wherein the portable memory device comprises a micro-controller unit, a USB connector, a memory array, a decoder, a storage for storing various application programs, and a backup power supply, characterized in that the method comprises steps of generating a protection signal in response to an initiating action and transmitting the signal to the micro-controller unit; recoverably deleting original file systems from the memory array USB the micro-controller unit in response to the received protection signal, and storing the original file system into the storage as a backup for the recovery purpose. Advantageously, the original file system can be recovered in response to a correct password input, or else can be permanently deleted in response to an incorrect password input, when the portable memory device is in connection with a personal computer

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9 claims: 2 independent, 7 dependent

  1. 10
    A method for protecting private content stored in a portable memory device which comprises a micro-controller unit), a USB connector, a memory array, a decoder, a storage for storing various application programs therein, and a backup power supply, wherein the method comprises steps of generating a protection signal in response to an initiating action and transmitting the protection signal to the micro-controller unit;recoverably deleting original file systems stored in the memory array of the portable memory device by the micro-controller unit in response to the received protection signal;and storing the original file systems into the storage as a backup for the recovery purpose.
  2. 17
    Broadest claimClaim Score 65, broad(NHIP)A portable memory device comprising a micro-controller unit, a USB connector, a memory array, a decoder, a storage for storing various application programs, and a backup power supply, wherein the micro-controller unit further comprises means for generating a protection signal in response to an initiating action and transmitting the protection signal to the micro-controller unit;means for recoverably deleting original file systems stored in the memory array of the portable memory device by the micro-controller unit in response to the received protection signal;whereby the original file systems is stored in the storage as a backup for the recovery purpose.
Independent claims2