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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Shawn D. Abbott, Calgary, CA;
Bahram Afghani, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mehdi Sotoodeh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Norman L. Denton, Iii, Dana Point, CA (US);
Calvin W. Long, Arcadia, CA (US);
Shawn D. Abbott, Calgary, CA;
Bahram Afghani, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mehdi Sotoodeh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Norman L. Denton, III, Dana Point, CA (US);
Calvin W. Long, Arcadia, CA (US);
SafeNet, Inc., Belcamp, MD (US);
Abstract
A compact, self-contained, personal key is disclosed. The personal key comprises a USB-compliant interface releaseably coupleable to a host processing device; a memory; and a processor. The processor provides the host processing device conditional access to data storable in the memory as well as the functionality required to manage files stored in the personal key and for performing computations based on the data in the files. In one embodiment, the personal key also comprises an integral user input device and an integral user output device. The input and output devices communicate with the processor by communication paths which are independent from the USB-compliant interface, and thus allow the user to communicate with the processor without manifesting any private information external to the personal key.