| US 7,370,166 B1 | ||
| Secure portable storage device | ||
| Ahuja Gurmukhsingh Ramesh, Livermore, Calif. (US); and Senthil Kumar Chellamuthu, Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Lexar Media, Inc., Fremont, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/118,959. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/567132, filed on Apr. 30, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 711—163 [711/105; 711/156; 711/152; 711/153; 711/173] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A secure storage system comprising:
a removable storage device having a secure storage area for storage of secure data and a public storage area; and
device port for coupling the removable storage device to a host, the removable storage device configured to indicate to the
host that the removable storage device is non-removable so that the secure storage area remains hidden.
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