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Memory card with embedded identifier

  • US 7,971,017 B1
  • Filed: 08/21/2006
  • Issued: 06/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flash memory card, comprising:

  • a unique identifier for the flash memory card that is persisted within hardware of the flash memory card, the unique identifier is utilized by an analysis component to generate a corresponding identifier for data to be transferred to the flash memory card; and

    a flash memory cell that receives and stores the data and the corresponding identifier from the analysis component, the flash memory cell transfers the data and the corresponding identifier to a requesting entity if authentication is successful,wherein the authentication includes a first comparison, that employs the corresponding identifier, to allow the data to be at least one of copied, distributed or installed onto the requesting entity,the requesting entity performs a second comparison between the corresponding identifier and a disparate unique identifier associated with the requesting entity to prohibit the data to be at least one of transferred, viewed or installed from the requesting entity to a disparate entity, without employing the flash memory card,and the corresponding identifier is at least one of identical to, a hash of, or an encrypted version of the unique identifier persisted within the hardware of the flash memory card.

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