SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE WITH PROTECTED MEMORY DEVICES

• US 20160078233A1
• Filed: 11/10/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin Boliek, Robert D. Widergren, Wayne Hossenlopp
• Original Assignee: Martin Boliek, Robert D. Widergren, Wayne Hossenlopp
• Inventors: Boliek, Martin, Widergren, Robert D., Hossenlopp, Wayne
• Granted Patent: US 10,558,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/482 Application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0623 in relation to content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0643 Management of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0679 Non-volatile semiconductor memory device, e.g. flash memory, one time programmable memory [OTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collecting and exchanging data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a non-volatile memory device, which includes an interface for coupling the non-volatile memory device to a host system; non-volatile memory for storing data, including a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices. The plurality of executables includes a data collection executable and a data transfer executable. The non-volatile memory device also includes a controller to cause execution of at least one executable in the plurality of executables, including the data collection executable and the data transfer executable, where execution of the data collection executable causes data to be collected and stored in the non-volatile memory, and execution of which causes the collected data to be transferred to a location external to the non-volatile memory device.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a non-volatile memory device to store a content file and a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices, the plurality of executables including a data collection executable; and

a host coupled to the non-volatile memory device to execute the data collection executable to cause data to be collected, encrypted, and stored in the non-volatile memory according to a set of data collection rules specifying the data to be collected and a time at which the data is to be collected, execution of the data collection executable causing creation of a plurality of data files as specified by the set of data collection rules.

2. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the host is operable to encrypt collected data progressively, including appending encrypted data to a data file.

3. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the host is operable to create one or more new data files that includes encrypted data, each of the one or more new data files being encrypted with a different symmetric key.

4. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the host is operable to encrypt a data file using a public key of a destination web service or device.

5. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the host is operable to encrypt a data file and a header using a public key of a destination web service or device.