Memory storage device with a fingerprint sensor and method for protecting the data therein

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7496763
APP PUB NO 20050144464A1
SERIAL NO

10998722

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A memory storage device includes a host interface to be connected to a terminal host, a controller connected to the host interface, and a fingerprint sensor and a memory module both connected to the controller. The controller communicates with the terminal host by handshakes and causes the terminal host to automatically run a suitable driver and a suitable application program from the memory module to the terminal host. The terminal host receives an instruction from a user through the driver and the program and informs the controller to control the fingerprint sensor to read to-be-recognized fingerprint data of the user. The terminal host utilizes the application program to process and judge whether or not the to-be-recognized fingerprint data substantially matches with template fingerprint data stored in the memory module, and further enables a specific block of the memory module to be accessed by the terminal host according to a matching result.

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EGIS TECHNOLOGY INC30F-1 NO 118 CIYUN RD EAST DIST HSINCHU CITY 300

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Ming-Shun Ji-An Township, Hualien County, TW 3 26
Chen, Yng-Tsang Jubei, TW 2 44
Chiu, Li-Kuo Taipei, TW 13 216
Chou, Bruce C S Hsin Chu, TW 85 1541
Ku, Mao Yuan Jubei, TW 1 22

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