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System, method, and software for removable-media security

  • US 6,910,137 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2002
  • Issued: 06/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for preventing a medium from being removed from a drive configured to read from and write to the medium, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) determining whether the medium is in the drive upon reception of an ejection signal from a user, wherein the medium is selected from the group of a compact disc (CD) disk,a digital versatile disk (DVD) disk, a 5.25 inch disk, or a 3.5 inch disk;

    (b) requesting a password when the medium is in the drive; and

    (c) preventing ejection of the medium by an ejector configured to eject the medium from the drive based if an incorrect password has been entered.

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