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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Inventors:
Laurence Hamid, Ottawa, CA;
Lawrence Reusing, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2115 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a portable memory storage device is provided for interfacing with a communications port of the computer system. During operating system start up of the operating system of the computer, fields relating to security of the operating system are prompted for. The portable memory store retrieves from memory therein data for populating said fields and provides same to the computer system mimicking a data entry device other than a portable memory store.