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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Inventor:
Alan Dowd, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/80 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/1408 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/80 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2105 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage system comprises a removable drive with memory for storing data, and an identifier for identifying the removable data cartridge. A host computer can be coupled in data communication with the removable data cartridge, with a driver for performing data operations thereon. The driver is configured to perform the data operations with encryption, in the presence of the identifier, and to perform the data operations without the encryption, in the absence of the identifier.