(19)
(11) EP 1 861 761 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/05

(21) Application number: 06736919.9

(22) Date of filing: 01.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06C 13/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/007674
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/098910 (21.09.2006 Gazette 2006/38)

(54)

PORTABLE MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE WITH BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SECURITY

TRAGBARE SPEICHERVORRICHTUNG MIT SICHERUNG DURCH BIOMETRISCHE IDENTIFIKATION

DISPOSITIF PORTABLE DE STOCKAGE DE MEMOIRE DISPOSANT D'UN SYSTEME DE SECURITE D'IDENTIFICATION BIOMETRIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 09.03.2005 US 76221

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/49

(60) Divisional application:
10006614.1 / 2228744

(73) Proprietor: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
Plano, Texas 75024 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DAVE, Sanjay
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
  • CONLEY, Kevin, M.
    San Jose, CA 95120 (US)
  • MORGANSTERN, Michael
    Saratoga, CA 95070 (US)
  • BREWER, Wesley, G.
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • MILLER, Robert, C.
    San Jose, CA 95129 (US)
  • KAGAN, Yishai
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • KLEIN, Jean-Christophe
    Saratoga, CA 95121 (US)
  • SALAZAR, Jeff
    Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US)
  • KENNEDY, Daniel
    San Francisco, CA 94103 (US)
  • HOWARD, Robert
    Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US)
  • PETERSON, Matt
    San Francisco, CA 94127 (US)
  • JACOBS, Joel
    San Francisco, CA 94110 (US)

(74) Representative: Tothill, John Paul 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 924 656
EP-A2- 1 077 399
GB-A- 2 377 526
US-B1- 6 628 812
 EP-A- 1 083 518
WO-A-2005/001755
US-A- 6 003 135
   
       
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