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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Francesco Varone, Bellona, IT;
Francesco Varone, Bellona, IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
Abstract
A solid state memory unit and method for protecting a solid state memory having a microprocessor are disclosed. The method may include receiving user-input requests for access to blocks of the solid state memory, the blocks of the solid state memory storing ordered virtual files. The user-input requests may have a respective sequence of virtual file position values. The method may include comparing the sequence of virtual file position values with a predetermined sequence of virtual file position values to verify the user-input requests, and when the sequence of virtual file position values equals the predetermined sequence of virtual file position values, responding to, via the microprocessor, requests for access to the blocks of the solid state memory to decrypt and transfer requested files stored. The predetermined sequence may correspond to a predetermined sequence of requests for access to files that can be selected by the user.