SYSTEM FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL MEMORY AND STORAGE CAPACITY
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a controller having a processor that works with a memory and a storage;
said memory having a primary memory partition that is accessible by said processor and further having a secondary memory partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when an access logic is run in the electronic device with a key associated with said secondary memory partition; and
said storage having a primary storage partition that is accessible by said processor and further having a secondary storage partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when said access logic is run in the electronic device with a said key associated with said secondary storage partition.
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Abstract
An electronic device including a controller having a processor that works with a memory or a storage. The memory or storage has an additional partition that is prevented from being accessed by the processor until enabled with an access logic and a key associated with this partition. A user of the device upgrades it to access the additional partition by running the access logic in the device, being informed that an upgrade is permitted, determining if they wish the upgrade and, if so, then purchasing it, the key being transferred to the device from an external source, and the key being applied with the access logic to enable the partition.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a controller having a processor that works with a memory and a storage; said memory having a primary memory partition that is accessible by said processor and further having a secondary memory partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when an access logic is run in the electronic device with a key associated with said secondary memory partition; and said storage having a primary storage partition that is accessible by said processor and further having a secondary storage partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when said access logic is run in the electronic device with a said key associated with said secondary storage partition. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. An electronic device, comprising:
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a controller having a processor that works with a memory; and said memory having a partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when an access logic is run in the electronic device with a key associated with said partition.
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3. An electronic device, comprising:
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a controller having a processor that works with a storage; and said storage having a partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled when an access logic is run in the electronic device with a key associated with said partition.
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9. A method for manufacturing an electronic device having additional memory and storage capacities, comprising:
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building the electronic device to include a controller having a processor that works with a memory and a storage; configuring said memory to have a primary memory partition that is accessible by said processor and further to have at least one secondary memory partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled by an access logic running in the electronic device with a key associated with said secondary memory partition; and configuring said storage to have a primary storage partition that is accessible by said processor and further to have at least one secondary storage partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled by said access logic running in the electronic device with a key associated with said secondary storage partition.
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10. A method for manufacturing an electronic device having additional memory capacity, comprising:
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building the electronic device to include a controller having a processor that works with a memory; and configuring said memory to have a partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled by an access logic running in the electronic device with a key associated with said partition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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11. A method for manufacturing an electronic device having additional storage capacity, comprising:
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building the electronic device to include a controller having a processor that works with a storage; and configuring said storage to have a partition that is prevented from being accessed by said processor until enabled by an access logic running in the electronic device with a key associated with said partition.
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17. A method for a user of an electronic device to upgrade access to an additional memory capacity and to an additional storage capacity when the electronic device includes a processor, a memory, and a storage wherein the memory has a memory partition that is prevented from being accessed by the processor until enabled by an access logic being run in the electronic device with a key associated with the memory partition, and wherein the storage has a storage partition that is prevented from being accessed by the processor until enabled by said access logic being run in the electronic device with a key associated with the storage partition, the method comprising:
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running the access logic in the electronic device; informing the user that an upgrade permitting access to the additional memory capacity and the additional storage capacity is available; determining if the user wishes said upgrade and, if so; permitting the user to purchase said upgrade; transferring the key associated with the memory partition to the electronic device from a source external to the electronic device; transferring the key associated with the storage partition to the electronic device from said source external to the electronic device; applying the key associated with the memory partition with the access logic to enable the memory partition; and applying the key associated with the storage partition with the access logic to enable the storage partition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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18. A method for a user of an electronic device to upgrade access to an additional memory capacity when the electronic device includes a processor and a memory having a partition that is prevented from being accessed by the processor until enabled by an access logic being run in the electronic device with a key, the method comprising:
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running the access logic in the electronic device; informing the user that an upgrade permitting access to the additional memory capacity is available; determining if the user wishes said upgrade and, if so; permitting the user to purchase said upgrade; transferring the key to the electronic device from a source external to the electronic device; applying the key with the access logic to enable the partition.
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19. A method for a user of an electronic device to upgrade access to an additional storage capacity when the electronic device includes a processor and a storage having a partition that is prevented from being accessed by the processor until enabled by an access logic being run in the electronic device with a key, the method comprising:
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running the access logic in the electronic device; informing the user that an upgrade permitting access to the additional storage capacity is available; determining if the user wishes said upgrade and, if so; permitting the user to purchase said upgrade; transferring the key to the electronic device from a source external to the electronic device; applying the key with the access logic to enable the partition.
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