System and method for providing a self-encrypting storage medium with an integrated non-volatile display unit

An e-paper system disposed upon a surface of an electronic data storage unit comprising:

• a. a data acquisition device for acquiring data stored within said electronic data storage data unit and abstracting and editing said stored data to form a stream of descriptive data;
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• b. a data transmission device for gathering said stream of descriptive data and formatting it for display upon e-paper disposed upon the surface of said electronic data storage unit;
• wherein said data stored within said electronic data storage unit includes data representative ownership, version and date last used, security class and capacity available and wherein said data stored within said electronic data storage unit is output to said e-paper displayed upon the surface of said electronic data storage unit.