Memory having RFID tag, decryption technique for use with the memory, and memory reader or writer for use with the memory
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1. A system comprising:
- a memory;
an RFID tag;
a memory reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by said memory;
an RFID reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by said RFID tag; and
a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt the information read from said memory by said memory reading unit in accordance with the information read from said RFID tag by said RFID reading unit.
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Abstract
A system comprising a memory, an RFID tag, a memory reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by the memory, an RFID reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by the RFID tag, and a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt the information read from the memory by the memory reading unit in accordance with the information read from the RFID tag by the RFID reading unit.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a memory;
an RFID tag;
a memory reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by said memory;
an RFID reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by said RFID tag; and
a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt the information read from said memory by said memory reading unit in accordance with the information read from said RFID tag by said RFID reading unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by a memory;
an RFID reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by an RFID tag; and
a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt the information read from the memory by said memory reading unit in accordance with the information read from the RFID tag by said RFID reading unit.
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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memory reading means for reading information that is stored by a memory;
RFID reading means for reading information that is stored by an RFID tag; and
decryption means for decrypting the information read from the memory by said memory reading means in accordance with the information read from the RFID tag by said RFID reading means.
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11. A method comprising:
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retrieving information from a memory;
retrieving information from an RFID tag; and
decrypting the information retrieved from the memory in accordance with the information retrieved from the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a memory;
an RFID tag attached to said memory;
an encryption unit that is configured to encrypt information so that the encrypted information can later be decrypted, the decryption being performed in accordance with information obtained from said RFID tag; and
a writing unit that is configured to write information to said memory for storage, wherein the encrypted information from said encryption unit is written by said writing unit to said memory for storage. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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encryption means for encrypting information so that the encrypted information can be decrypted, the decryption being performed in accordance with information retrieved from an RFID tag attached to a memory; and
writing means for writing the encrypted information to the memory for storage.
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19. A method comprising:
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writing first information to an RFID tag for storage, the RFID tag being associated with a memory;
encrypting second information so that the encrypted second information can later be decrypted, the decryption being performed in accordance with the first information; and
writing the encrypted second information to the memory for storage.
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20. An apparatus for use with a television, said apparatus comprising:
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an optical disc drive that is configured to perform one of (a) reading from an optical disc and (b) reading from and writing to an optical disc;
an RFID interrogator that is configured to obtain information from an RFID tag associated with the optical disc;
a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt information read from the optical disc by said optical disc drive in accordance with the information obtained from the RFID tag by said RFID interrogator; and
an output unit that is configured to output a signal for the television in accordance with the decrypted information from said decryption unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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