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US 9,298,565 B1

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MEMORY


Patrick O'neal Nunally, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to e.Digital Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by e.Digital Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2013, as Appl. No. 13/974,473.
Application 13/974,473 is a continuation of application No. 12/946,057, filed on Nov. 15, 2010, granted, now 8,572,440.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1666 (2013.01)

20 Claims

1. A method for uniquely identifying a memory drive, comprising:
detecting defects in regions of the memory drive;
storing the detected defects as a defect map;
associating the defect map with the memory drive;
storing the associated defect map in a second non-transitory computer readable medium;
using the stored associated defect map to thereafter uniquely identify the memory drive; and
using the unique identification for security purposes between the memory drive and second non-transitory computer readable medium.
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