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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Edwin D. Barnes, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing secure access to a data storage device. The data storage device may include a touch-sensitive input device (e.g., a touchscreen, a track pad, a touch pad, etc.). A user may provide touch input (e.g., taps and/or swipes) via the touch-sensitive input device. The data storage device may determine whether the touch input (e.g., tap/swipe input) is valid and may allow access to the data storage device (e.g., to non-volatile memory of the data storage device) when the touch input is valid.