POWERLESS ELECTRONIC STORAGE LOCK

摘要

The present invention teaches a powerless lockable UFD system and a method for securely protecting information stored and retrieved on UFDs (USB flash drives) that does not require electric power in order to enter a password to the UFD. The system also features an alarm and reset mechanism for clearing entered passwords. Passwords are concealed from sight of a viewer for further protection. the system can be similarly incorporated into peripherical devices such as hard-disk drives (HDDs), printers, scanners, cameras, and portable memory devices.