Read/write protect scheme for a disk cartridge and drive

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6104561
SERIAL NO

09247902

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A method of inhibiting inadvertent and unauthorized writing and reading of information to and from a storage medium comprises the steps of (a) writing a first code in a predetermined location on the storage medium, the first code being indicative of a first protection mode of the storage medium; (b) receiving a command to change the protection mode of the storage medium from the first protection mode to a second protection mode; and, in response to the command, (c) writing in the predetermined location on the storage medium, in place of the first code, a second code indicative of the second protection mode. A protection mode can inhibit writing to the storage medium, both writing and reading to and from the medium, or neither. Changing of protection modes can also be password protected.

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  • EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Gregory M Layton, UT 12 207
Braithwaite, David G Layton, UT 11 166
Bruderer, Clark C Farmington, UT 8 205
Thompson, David A Ogden, UT 70 3668

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