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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
David J. Sebesta, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert C. Elmer, Redmond, WA (US);
Jay C. Beavers, Duvall, WA (US);
Jack Creasey, Redmond, WA (US);
David J. Sebesta, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert C. Elmer, Redmond, WA (US);
Jay C. Beavers, Duvall, WA (US);
Jack Creasey, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Architecture that provides programmatic association of a device (e.g., removable) to a currently logged-in user, and restricts access to the drive only to that particular logged-in user. When active, the architecture detects when devices are added to the system, determines which logged-in user a given device (or devices) should be assigned, modifies the security settings for the device(s), and makes a per-user drive letter mapping to that device such that only the logged-in user can see the mapped device. In the context of serially attachable peripheral devices such as USB (universal serial bus) devices (and IEEE 1394 devices), for example, access can be restricted to a user based on the USB hub into which the device is connected. This prevents the operating system from assigning a global drive letter to a device or device volume (for drives) when the device is added.