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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Weng Wah Loh, Bristol, GB;
Fraser John Dickin, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Weng Wah Loh, Bristol, GB;
Fraser John Dickin, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06K 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data storage device includes a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor outputs a temperature signal corresponding to a detected temperature. An identification unit connected to the temperature sensor generates and outputs an identification signal based on the temperature signal. A plurality of such data storage devices can therefore be identified by their relative position to an interrogator which outputs heat.