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App. No. 15/155,250

LOCATION SENSITIVE SOLID STATE DRIVE

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App. No.
15/155,250
Abstract

A data storage system including a SSD includes a capability to detect whether its location is acceptable for function, and a capability to self-disable in the event the location of the device is unacceptable, or to self-enable only while the location of the device is acceptable.

Claims (5)

1 . A self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system, comprising:

a solid state drive (SSD);

a system disk interface (SDI) for connection of said solid state drive (SSD) to a host system;

an antenna and satellite lookup and determination system to detect a current location of said self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system; and

a controller to cause said solid state drive (SSD) to disable when said detected current location of said self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system determines that said self-disabling data storage system is currently outside a given permissible geographic area.