Granted Patent B2

US 8,200,281 · App. 12/502,897 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Assignee: Greenliant LLC

Abstract

Claims (21)

1. A removable card having electrical connections for connecting to a mobile wireless communicating device for use by a user to access a common carrier network to access a network of interconnected computer networks (“Internet”), comprising:

a processor;

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor, having two portions: a first portion and a second portion wherein said first portion is accessible by the provider of the common carrier network with said processor restricting access thereto by the user, and wherein said second portion is accessible by the provider of the common carrier network and with said processor granting access thereto to the user for storing user data therein; and

logic circuit for encoding the user data to produce encrypted user data, wherein said encrypted data is stored in said second portion; wherein said logic circuit comprising a volatile memory for storing a user supplied password, wherein said password is stored in said volatile memory only when power is supplied to said memory;

an encryption circuit for receiving the user supplied user data and the output of the volatile memory and for encrypting said user data with said password from said volatile memory to produce encrypted user data, and for storing said encrypted user data in said second portion; and

a decryption circuit for receiving encrypted user data stored in the second portion and the output of the volatile memory and for decrypting said encrypted user data with said password from said volatile memory to produce user data.

2. The removable card of claim 1 wherein the partitioning of said first portion and said second portion is alterable.

3. The removable card of claim 1 wherein the non-volatile memory has programming code stored therein configured to be processed by the processor and operable in one of two modes: a first mode in which said card is connected to the device with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet; and a second mode in which said card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

4. The removable card of claim 3 wherein in said first mode said card storing information received wirelessly by the device through a wireless network having a wireless access device connected to the Internet, and wherein in said second mode said card is connected directly to the Internet through the network portal device.

5. A mobile wireless communication device for use by a user to access a common carrier network to access a network of interconnected computer networks (“Internet”) comprising:

a transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a wireless common carrier network;

a first processor for controlling communication of the device to connect to the common carrier network;

a second processor;

a non-volatile memory connected to the second processor, having two portions: a first portion and a second portion wherein said first portion is accessible by the provider of the common carrier network with said second processor restricting access thereto by the user, and wherein said second portion is accessible by the provider of the common carrier network and with said second processor granting access thereto to the user for storing user data therein; and

logic circuit for encoding the user data to produce encrypted user data for storing in said second portion; wherein said logic circuit comprising a volatile memory for storing a user supplied password, wherein said password is stored in said volatile memory only when power is supplied to said memory;

an encryption circuit for receiving the user supplied user data and the output of the volatile memory and for encrypting said user data with said password from said volatile memory to produce encrypted user data, and for storing said encrypted user data in said second portion; and

a decryption circuit for receiving encrypted user data stored in the second portion and the output of the volatile memory and for decrypting said encrypted user data with said password from said volatile memory to produce user data.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said second processor, non-volatile memory, and logic circuit are contained in a removable card.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the partitioning of said first portion and said second portion is alterable.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the non-volatile memory has programming code stored therein configured to be processed by the second processor and operable in one of two modes: a first mode in which said card is connected to the transceiver with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet; and a second mode in which said card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein in said first mode said card storing information received wirelessly by the device through a wireless network having a wireless access device connected to the Internet, and wherein in said second mode said device is connected directly to the Internet through the network portal device.

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