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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Masafumi Ito, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Masafumi Ito, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device that has a function used to continue or disrupt a supply of electric power used to retain data stored in a recording medium or a supply of operating electric power of a circuit used to read out data stored in a storage medium, using personal identification information is provided. When the recording medium is formed of a volatile memory, this memory device has a power supply used to manage a supply of electric power that is used for retention of the stored data using the personal identification information and to retain or erase stored data by continuation or disruption of a supply of electric power by use of the personal identification information.