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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2020
Io Technologies, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
David Tak-Wai Lee, College Station, TX (US);
INNOTEK, INC., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A portable storage device for connecting to a computer. The storage device includes a digital memory storage, a digital lock mechanism coupled to the digital memory storage, a wireless communication system coupled to the digital lock mechanism and a communication interface coupled to the digital lock mechanism. The communication interface is for connecting the portable storage device to the computer. The digital lock mechanism operates to prevent data in the digital memory storage from being transferred over the communication interface to the computer unless the digital lock mechanism is unlocked using the wireless communication system. A method for connecting and the portable storage device to a computer and then unlocking the portable storage device using the communication interface and the wireless communication system is also provided.