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Granted Patent B2
US 9,361,245 · App. 14/632,628 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Location sensitive solid state drive

Inventors: Rodyn Jones (Redondo Beach, CA); Ken Vancouvering (Torrance, CA)
Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,361,245
App. No.
14/632,628
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
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 (15)

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.

2. The self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system according to claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises:

a global positioning system (GPS) antenna.

3. The self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system according to claim 1 , wherein:

said disable is caused by forced encryption of files maintained in said SSD.

4. The self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system according to claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises:

a LORAN antenna;

wherein a controller causes said SSD to disable when said satellite lookup and processing module determines said self-disabling data storage system to be outside a given permissible geographic area.

5. The self-disabling, geo-secure data storage system according to claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises:

an array of intra-building antennas;

wherein a controller causes said SSD to disable when said satellite lookup and processing module determines said self-disabling data storage system to be outside a given permissible geographic area.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 048104/FRAME 0080 Recorded Jun 19, 2024
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM LLC; COMTECH SATELLITE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MAPLE ACQUISITION LLC; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067780/0444 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 067756/0539 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
To: COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057049/0747 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH PST CORP.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM CORPORATION; ANGELS ACQUISITION CORP.; ARMER COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.; COMTECH AEROASTRO, INC.; COMTECH ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH COMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH COMSTREAM, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; COMTECH TOLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TIERNAN RADYNE COMSTREAM, INC.; COMTECH CPI ELECTRON DEVICES CORP.; COMTECH CPI MICROWAVE CORP.; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.; NETWORKS IN MOTION, INC.; SOLVERN INNOVATIONS, INC.; MICRODATA, LLC; MICRODATA GIS, INC.; MAPLE ACQUISITION LLC; NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND; NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA; OLIVE ACQUISITION LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048104/0080 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: JONES, RODYN; VACOUVERING, KEN
To: TRIDENT SPACE AND DEFENSE, LLC.
Reel/Frame 035042/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: TRIDENT SPACE AND DEFENSE, LLC.
To: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035042/0531 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14017808 · Sep 4, 2013
Continuation 12814180 · Jun 11, 2010
Provisional Application 61186766 · Jun 12, 2009
Related Publication 20150186298A1 · Jul 2, 2015