Inventors:
Daryl E. Anderson - Corvallis OR, US
David M. Kwasny - Corvallis OR, US
Mitchell A. Abrams - Corvallis OR, US
Andrew Van Brocklin - Corvallis OR, US
Paul J. Mcclellan - Corvallis OR, US
Tony S Cruz-Uribe - Corvallis OR, US
Michael A. Pate - Corvallis OR, US
Todd E. Walker - Corvallis OR, US
Charles R. Weirauch - Loveland CO, US
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
G06F 17/60
Abstract:
A data storage device includes a data storage mechanism within which is stored a computing program. The data storage device also includes a surface used for labeling. The labeling includes machine readable security information. The data program requires machine reading of the security information before at least a portion of the program is run.