System including a portable storage device equipped with a user proximity detector and method of preventing the loss thereof
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1. A portable storage system, comprising:
- at least one memory element storing a data protection application and user data, anda processing unit configured for executing said protection application to protect said user data,data-transferring interface physically and electronically connecting said at least one memory to a hosting computing unit; and
a master proximity element adapted to wirelessly poll a proximity of a slave proximity element, said wirelessly polling is activated upon a detection of a detachment of said master proximity element from said slave proximity element;
wherein said master proximity element is configured to trigger said data protection application to encrypt said user data when said slave proximity element is not detected within said proximity by said wireless polling; and
wherein in response to said slave proximity element not being detected within said proximity by said wireless polling, said at least one memory element instructs an operating system of said hosting computer unit to encrypt information stored on a memory of said hosting computer unit.
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Abstract
A portable storage system. The portable storage system comprises a portable storage device having a flash memory element and a loss-prevention unit. The portable storage system further comprises Master and Slave proximity elements. One of the proximity elements is physically connected with the portable storage device, while the other is physically connected with the loss-prevention unit. The Master proximity element is configured to wirelessly determine the presence of the Slave proximity element within a predefined range.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable storage system, comprising:
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at least one memory element storing a data protection application and user data, and a processing unit configured for executing said protection application to protect said user data, data-transferring interface physically and electronically connecting said at least one memory to a hosting computing unit; and a master proximity element adapted to wirelessly poll a proximity of a slave proximity element, said wirelessly polling is activated upon a detection of a detachment of said master proximity element from said slave proximity element; wherein said master proximity element is configured to trigger said data protection application to encrypt said user data when said slave proximity element is not detected within said proximity by said wireless polling; and wherein in response to said slave proximity element not being detected within said proximity by said wireless polling, said at least one memory element instructs an operating system of said hosting computer unit to encrypt information stored on a memory of said hosting computer unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for preventing the loss of a portable storage device comprising a memory element for data storage, comprising:
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physically and electronically connecting at least one memory of a portable storage device having at least one processor to a hosting computing unit; allowing access to user data stored on said at least one memory from said hosting computing unit; wirelessly polling a proximity of a slave proximity element to said portable storage device while said access is allowed, said wirelessly polling is activated upon a detection of a detachment of said portable storage device from said slave proximity element; when said proximity is not detected, executing a data protection application by said at least one processor to encrypt said user data; and in response to said slave proximity element not being detected within said proximity by said wireless polling said processor of said portable storage device instructs an operating system of said hosting computer unit to encrypt information stored on a memory of said hosting computer unit.
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