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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Akitha M. Adams, Seattle, WA (US);
Adrian Mark Chandley, Sammamish, WA (US);
Carl J. Ledbetter, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dale Clark Crosier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Pasquale Demaio, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven T. Kaneko, Medina, WA (US);
Taryn K. Beck, Seattle, WA (US);
Akitha M. Adams, Seattle, WA (US);
Adrian Mark Chandley, Sammamish, WA (US);
Carl J. Ledbetter, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dale Clark Crosier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Pasquale DeMaio, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven T. Kaneko, Medina, WA (US);
Taryn K. Beck, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A secure memory device and method for obtaining and securely storing information relating to a life moment is disclosed. In the method, a parameter is received and inputted in a search heuristic. A search is made for the information according to the search heuristic and, upon finding the information, metadata is appended to the information. The information and metadata is then stored in a secure memory location. The secure memory location has a housing fabricated to withstand a predetermined stress, a detachable connection to a computer and a memory that stores the information and protects it from unauthorized deletion. In some embodiments, the stored information may be selectively deleted in a safe and controlled manner.