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Memory device activation and deactivation

  • US 9,396,752 B2
  • Filed: 08/05/2005
  • Issued: 07/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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