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US 2017/0289800 A1Published application
System, methods and devices for secure data storage with wireless authentication
AssigneeGreen Tree Labs Inc.
InventorCristian FRUSINA
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Abstract
A secure data storage device with wireless authentication is provided. The described data storage device is wirelessly unlocked using another wireless device. The secure data storage device interoperates with a cloud server for configuring and managing the data storage device.
Claims20
A wireless secure data storage device comprising:
- a data store connected to one or more interfaces for transferring data from the data store;
- a processing unit;
- an electronic switch;
- and,
- one or more wireless communication components coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a host device for obtaining authentication data;
- wherein the electronic switch and the processing unit cooperate to switch the device between a closed state, where data cannot be accessed from the data store through the one or more interfaces, to an open state, where data can be accessed from the data store through the one or more interfaces, upon the processing unit matching obtained authentication data to a stored secret key.
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A method of authenticating a user to a wireless secure data storage device comprising a data store connected to one or more interfaces, a processing unit, an electronic switch, and one or more wireless communication components coupled to the processing unit, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the one or more wireless communication components, authentication data from a host device;
- matching, by the processing unit, the authentication data to a stored secret key;
- and,
- switching, by the processing unit and the electronic switch, the device from a closed state, where data cannot be accessed from the data store through the one or more interfaces, to an open state, where data can be accessed from the data store through the one or more interfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.