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US 2008/0168247 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for controlling access to a data storage device
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsWilliam Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert Harwell Thibadeau
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a data storage device, and a security partition in the data storage device containing information defining a time period in which a user is authorized to access data stored in the data storage device. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a data storage device;
- and
- a security partition in the data storage device containing information defining a time period in which a user is authorized to access data stored in the data storage device.
A method comprising:
- configuring a storage media in a storage device to include a security partition containing information defining a time period in which a user is authorized to access data stored in the data storage device;
- and
- allowing user access to the data stored in the data storage device during the defined time period.
An apparatus comprising:
- a storage media including a security partition;
- and
- firmware for authenticating user access requests and for allowing user access to data stored on the storage media during a time period specified in the security partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.