Storage system utilizing discrete on-demand memory resources
AssigneeGoldilock Secure s.r.o.
InventorsAnthony Hasek, Jarrod Epps
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Abstract
A storage system or device selects a memory resource component from an array of memory resources components, where each memory resource component is not accessible over the Internet until that memory resource component is activated. The selection of the memory resource component can be based on the incoming call. The storage system or device generates a trigger signal that activates the selected memory resource component, the such that the activated memory resource component is accessible over a data network that includes the Internet for a given duration.
Claims18
A storage system comprising:
- a memory resource component structured to persistently store a sensitive dataset;
- a controller including a telephonic receiver and being coupled to the memory resource component, the controller being structured to physically switch the memory resource component between an unconnected state and a connected state, wherein in the unconnected state, the memory resource component is not physically connected to a data network by way of an air gap to prevent unauthorized access to the memory resource component, and wherein in the connected state, the memory resource component is physically connected to the data network by closing the air gap;
- wherein in response to receiving a telephone call via the telephonic receiver on a phone number that is associated with the memory resource component, the controller implements an authentication process to (i) physically switch the memory resource component from the unconnected state to the connected state by mechanically closing the air gap, and (ii) maintain the memory resource component in the connected state for a given duration;
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- wherein the controller enables at least one of a read or write operation while the memory resource component is in the connected state for the given duration.
A method for operating a storage system, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a telephonic receiver of the storage system, an incoming telephone call from a caller;
- selecting a memory resource component from an array of memory components based at least in part on the incoming telephone call;
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- in response to receiving the incoming telephone call, implementing an authentication process to physically switch the memory resource component from an unconnected state to a connected state, wherein in the unconnected state, the memory resource component is not physically connected to a data network by way of an air gap to prevent unauthorized access to the memory resource component, and wherein in the connected state, the memory resource component is physically connected to the data network by mechanically closing the air gap;
- wherein when the memory resource component is physically switched to the connected state based at least in part on receiving the incoming telephone call, the memory resource component is accessible over the data network to the caller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.