Memory device activation and deactivation
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1. A method performed by a microprocessor for retrieving information from a deactivated memory device, comprising:
- providing, over the Internet, an identification code to a support entity, the identification code uniquely associated with a specific deactivated memory device, the deactivated memory device including at least one region from which read-support information sufficient to support reading of data of interest from the memory device is readable prior to deactivation but not after deactivation; and
receiving, over the Internet, a unique override code from the support entity, the override code unique to the specific deactivated memory device and containing alternative information sufficient to permit reading of the data of interest from the deactivated memory device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, methods of retrieving information from a data storage device previously deactivated by modification or degradation of at least a portion of the data storage device are disclosed.
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1. A method performed by a microprocessor for retrieving information from a deactivated memory device, comprising:
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providing, over the Internet, an identification code to a support entity, the identification code uniquely associated with a specific deactivated memory device, the deactivated memory device including at least one region from which read-support information sufficient to support reading of data of interest from the memory device is readable prior to deactivation but not after deactivation; and receiving, over the Internet, a unique override code from the support entity, the override code unique to the specific deactivated memory device and containing alternative information sufficient to permit reading of the data of interest from the deactivated memory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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