Patents by Inventor Tzvika Visman

Tzvika Visman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Access control for a memory device
    Patent number: 8695087
    Abstract: Access control for a memory device is provided. In one embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a storage medium comprising a private area and circuitry operative to (a) receive, from a host device, a password to unlock the host device, (b) compare the password with a password stored in the portable memory device, and (c) if the passwords match, allow the host device to access the private area. In another embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a storage medium comprising a private area and a public area. The public area stores computer-readable program code to facilitate interaction with the access control features of the portable memory device. Methods for use with such memory devices are also provided. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: SanDisk IL Ltd.
    Inventors: Arik Priel, Yariv Fishman, Tzvika Visman, Yaron Alterman, Mauri Liberman, Eyal Peri
  • Access control for a memory device
    Publication number: 20090254762
    Abstract: Access control for a memory device is provided. In one embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a storage medium comprising a private area and circuitry operative to (a) receive, from a host device, a password to unlock the host device, (b) compare the password with a password stored in the portable memory device, and (c) if the passwords match, allow the host device to access the private area. In another embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a storage medium comprising a private area and a public area. The public area stores computer-readable program code to facilitate interaction with the access control features of the portable memory device. Methods for use with such memory devices are also provided. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Arik Priel, Yariv Fishman, Tzvika Visman, Yaron Alterman, Mauri Liberman, Eyal Peri