TWI647707B - Data storage device with data protection organization and data protection method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

This case relates to a data storage device with a data protection mechanism. The data storage device includes a housing, a circuit board, a data storage element, a control element, and a data protection mechanism. The casing has an accommodating space and a first surface. The circuit board is arranged in the accommodating space and connected with the casing, and has a second surface. The data storage element is provided on the circuit board to store a stored data. The control element is provided on the circuit board and connected with the data storage element. The data protection mechanism includes an elastic element disposed on the first surface, and an elastic sheet set corresponding to the elastic element disposed on the second surface, and the elastic sheet set contacts the elastic element and forms an electrical circuit with the control element. When the elastic element is separated from the shrapnel set, the energizing circuit is disabled, and the control element clears the stored data, thereby protecting the security of the stored data.

Description

Data storage device with data protection mechanism and data protection method

The invention relates to a data storage device with a data protection mechanism and a data protection method thereof, in particular to a data storage device with a data protection mechanism with elastic elements and shrapnel and a data protection method thereof.

With the advancement and development of science and technology, various electronic products are gradually popularized, and the data storage technology is becoming more and more perfect. A variety of data storage devices are used to store data. For example, solid-state drives (Solid-State Disk, SSD) is widely used in computer devices.

In the field of data storage technology, it is very important to protect the security of the data stored in the data storage device. In the conventional technology, the data stored in the solid state drive is protected by encryption, and when the solid state drive detects an illegal read request, the stored data is destroyed to avoid data leakage.

However, if the structure of the solid state drive is destroyed and the chip storing the data is taken out, the data destruction function of the solid state drive will not work, that is, the data stored in the chip can be directly read, allowing the illegal person to easily steal Data stored in solid state drives.

Therefore, how to develop a different data storage device with a data protection mechanism that can detect whether the structure of the data storage device is damaged and clear the stored data when the structure of the data storage device is damaged to avoid storing data Leakage and protecting the safety of stored data are indeed key issues in the current technical field.

The main purpose of this case is to provide a data storage device with a data protection mechanism and a data protection method. By setting the data protection mechanism in the information storage device, the data storage device is cleared of the stored data when the structure is damaged to avoid storing the data Leakage.

Another object of the present case is to provide a data storage device with a data protection mechanism and a data protection method thereof. Since the elastic element is provided on the casing and the elastic sheet set is provided on the circuit board, and the elastic sheet element is in contact with the elastic element to form an electrical circuit, Test whether the structure of the data storage device is damaged, and clear the stored data when the data storage device is damaged, so as to prevent the stored data from being stolen and protect the security of the stored data.

Another object of this case is to provide a data storage device with a data protection mechanism and a data protection method, by setting the internal battery power supply to the control element, so that the data storage device can still be cleared without an external power supply The action of saving data.

In order to achieve the above purpose, a preferred embodiment of the present case is to provide a data storage device with a data protection mechanism, including: a housing with a receiving space and a first surface; and a circuit board disposed on the The accommodating space is connected with the housing, and the circuit board has a second surface opposite to the first surface; a data storage element is provided on the circuit board for storing a stored data; a control element , Which is arranged on the circuit board and connected to the data storage element; and a data protection mechanism, including: an elastic element, which is arranged on the first surface; and an elastic sheet group, which corresponds to the elastic element which is arranged on the first On two surfaces, the elastic sheet group is in contact with the elastic element and forms an energized circuit with the control element; wherein, when the elastic element is separated from the elastic sheet group, the energized circuit is disabled and when the energized circuit is disabled , The control element clears the stored data.

In order to achieve the above purpose, a preferred embodiment of the present case is to provide a data protection method including the steps of: (a) providing a data storage device including a data storage element, a control element, and an elastic element And a shrapnel set, and the data storage element stores a stored data; (b) the shrapnel set is in contact with the elastic element and forms an energized circuit with the control element; (c) determines whether the energized circuit is disabled; And (d) clear the stored data; wherein, when the judgment result of the step (c) is yes, the step (d) is executed; when the judgment result of the step (c) is no, the step (c) is executed again ).

Some typical embodiments embodying the characteristics and advantages of this case will be described in detail in the following paragraphs. It should be understood that this case can have various changes in different forms, and all of them do not deviate from the scope of this case, and the descriptions and drawings therein are essentially used for explanation, not for limiting the case.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3A and Figure 3B, where Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a data storage device with a data protection mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the case, and Figure 2 shows a preferred implementation of the case An example of the structure of a data storage device with a data protection mechanism, Figure 3A is a schematic diagram showing the contact between the elastic element and the shrapnel set in Part A shown in Figure 2, and Figure 3B is shown A shown in Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the separation of the elastic element and the shrapnel in some parts. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the data storage device 1 with a data protection mechanism according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 2, a circuit board 3, a data storage element 4, and a controller Element 5 and data protection mechanism 6, wherein the data storage device 1 is, for example, a solid state drive, the data storage element 4 is, for example, a flash memory, and the control element 5 is, for example, a control chip, a microprocessor, or a central processing unit, but neither This is limited.

According to the concept of the present case, the housing 2 has an accommodating space C and a first surface S1, and the circuit board 3 is disposed in the accommodating space C and is connected to the housing 2 and the circuit board 3 has a relative surface S1 The second surface S2. Moreover, the data storage element 4 is provided on the circuit board 3 for storing a stored data, and the control element 5 is provided on the circuit board 3 and connected with the data storage element 4.

The data protection mechanism 6 includes an elastic element 60 and an elastic sheet group 61, wherein the material of the elastic element 60 and the elastic sheet group 61 is preferably a metal material, and the elastic element 60 is, for example but not limited to, a metallic elastic sheet or conductive foam. The elastic element 60 is disposed on the first surface S1, and the elastic sheet group 61 is disposed on the second surface S2 corresponding to the elastic element 60. The elastic sheet group 61 is in contact with the elastic element 60 and forms an electrical circuit with the control element 5. Wherein, when the elastic element 60 is separated from the shrapnel set 61, the energizing circuit is disabled, and when the energizing circuit is disabled, the control element 5 determines that the structure of the housing 2 is damaged and clears the stored data.

For example, the elastic element 60 disposed on the first surface S1 of the housing 2 is in contact with and engaged with the elastic sheet set 61 disposed on the second surface S2 of the circuit board 3, and is connected to the control element 5 on the circuit board 3 An electrical circuit is formed, and when the structure of the data storage device 1 in the housing 2 is damaged (for example, it is disassembled by external force), the elastic element 60 provided in the housing 2 is separated from the shrapnel set 61 provided in the circuit board 3 At this time, the energizing circuit forms an open circuit, and the control element 5 clears the stored data stored in the data storage element 4 to avoid data leakage.

In some embodiments, the housing 2 includes a top shell 20 and a bottom shell 21, the top shell 20 and the bottom shell 21 define an accommodating space C, the elastic element 60 is disposed on the first surface S1 of the top shell 20, and The circuit board 3 is connected to the bottom case 21. When the top shell 20 and the bottom shell 21 are separated by external force, the elastic element 60 is separated from the shrapnel 61, the energizing circuit is disabled, and the control element 5 clears the stored data.

In some embodiments, the data storage device 1 further includes an internal battery 7. The internal battery 7 is connected to the control element 5 to supply power to the control element 5. Thereby, when the data storage device 1 is not connected to the external power source, the control element 5 can still perform the action of clearing the stored data.

In other words, the data storage device with a data protection mechanism in this case is to detect whether the structure of the data storage device is affected by the elastic element and the elastic element set on the circuit board. Destruction, and clear the stored data when the data storage device is damaged, so as to prevent the stored data from being stolen and protect the security of the stored data.

Please refer to Figure 3A and Figure 3B. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, in some embodiments, the elastic element 60 is disposed perpendicular to the first surface S1, and one end of the elastic element 60 is fixed to the first surface S1, and the other end is connected to the shrapnel set 61 The contact forms a current loop, that is, the elastic element 60 is perpendicular to the first surface S1 and extends from the housing 2 to the circuit board 3, but it is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the shrapnel set 61 includes at least two shrapnels 610, and the shrapnels 610 are disposed on both sides of the elastic element 60. Form a power circuit. Each elastic piece 610 has a fixing portion 6100 and an extension portion 6101, the fixing portion 6100 is fixed on the second surface S2, the extension portion 6101 extends from the second surface S2, and the elastic element 60 is partially extended The part 6101 is in contact.

In some embodiments, the extension portion 6101 of the elastic piece 610 is a P-type structure, and is disposed on opposite sides of the elastic element 60 so that the elastic element 60 is engaged with the extension portion 6101, but it is not limited thereto. Therefore, through the structural design of the elastic element 60 and the elastic sheet group 61 and the interlocking arrangement, when the elastic element 60 and the elastic sheet group 61 are in contact with each other, the control element 5 forms an electrical circuit, and when separated, the electrical circuit is disabled Form a broken circuit.

Please refer to Figure 2, Figure 3A, Figure 3B and Figure 4, where Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the data protection method of the preferred embodiment of the present case. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and FIG. 4, the data protection method of the preferred embodiment of the present case includes the following steps: First, as shown in step S10, a data storage device 1 is provided. 1 includes a data storage element 4, a control element 5, an elastic element 60, and a shrapnel 61, and the data storage element 4 stores a stored data, wherein the data storage device 1 is, for example, a solid-state hard disk, and the data storage element 4 is, for example, flash In the memory, the control element 5 is, for example, a control chip, a microprocessor, or a central processing unit, and the elastic element 60 is, for example, a metal dome or conductive foam, but it is not limited thereto.

Secondly, as shown in step S20, the spring set 60 is in contact with the elastic element 61 and forms an electrical circuit with the control element 5. Next, as shown in step S30, it is determined whether the energizing circuit is disabled, and whether the energizing circuit is broken. When the judgment result of step S30 is yes, step S40 is executed to clear the stored data; when the judgment result of step S30 is no, step S30 is executed again.

In some embodiments, step S30 detects and determines whether the energizing circuit is disabled due to the separation of the elastic element 60 and the shrapnel set 61, and steps S30 and S40 are implemented by the control element 5, but this is not the case Limited.

In other words, the data protection method of this case is to form a power loop by contacting the spring set with the elastic element, and detect and determine whether the power loop is disabled due to the separation of the elastic element and the spring set, thereby using the data storage device When it is damaged, the stored data is cleared, so as to prevent the stored data from being stolen and protect the security of the stored data.

In summary, this case provides a data storage device with a data protection mechanism and a data protection method. By setting the data protection mechanism in the information storage device, when the structure of the data storage device is destroyed, the stored data is cleared to avoid Leakage of stored data. In addition, since the elastic element is provided on the casing and the elastic element set is provided on the circuit board, and the elastic element element is brought into contact with the elastic element to form an electrical circuit, it is detected whether the structure of the data storage device is damaged, and the storage is cleared when the data storage device is damaged Data, and thus achieve the effect of preventing stored data from being stolen and protecting the security of stored data. At the same time, by setting the internal battery to supply power to the control element, the data storage device can still perform the action of clearing the stored data without connecting the external power supply.

Even though the present invention has been described in detail by the above-mentioned embodiments and can be modified by any person who is familiar with the art, it can be modified as many as desired by the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Data storage device

2‧‧‧Housing

20‧‧‧Top shell

21‧‧‧Bottom shell

3‧‧‧ circuit board

4‧‧‧Data storage component

5‧‧‧Control element

6‧‧‧ Data Protection Agency

60‧‧‧Elastic element

61‧‧‧Shrapnel group

610‧‧‧Shrapnel

6100‧‧‧Fixed Department

6101‧‧‧Extension

7‧‧‧Internal battery

Part A‧‧‧

C‧‧‧accommodation space

S1‧‧‧First surface

S2‧‧‧Second surface

S10, S20, S30, S40

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing a data storage device with a data protection mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present case. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a data storage device with a data protection mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present case. Figure 3A is a schematic diagram showing the contact between the elastic element and the shrapnel set in part A shown in Figure 2. FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing the separation of the elastic element and the shrapnel in part A shown in FIG. 2. Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the data protection method of the preferred embodiment of this case.

Claims (8)

A data storage device with a data protection mechanism includes: a housing with an accommodating space and a first surface; a circuit board disposed in the accommodating space and connected to the housing, and the circuit board It has a second surface opposite to the first surface; a data storage element is provided on the circuit board for storing a stored data; a control element is provided on the circuit board and connected with the data storage element ; And a data protection mechanism, including: an elastic element disposed on the first surface; and an elastic sheet set corresponding to the elastic element disposed on the second surface, the elastic sheet set is in contact with the elastic element and in contact with the The control element forms an energized loop; wherein, when the elastic element is separated from the shrapnel group, the energized loop is disabled, and when the energized loop is disabled, the control element clears the stored data. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the housing includes a top shell and a bottom shell, the elastic element is disposed on the first surface of the top shell, the circuit board It is connected with the bottom shell. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein when the top shell and the bottom shell are separated by an external force, the elastic element is separated from the shrapnel group. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes an internal battery connected to the control element to supply power to the control element. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the elastic element is disposed perpendicular to the first surface, and one end of the elastic element is fixed on the first surface, and the other end is The shrapnel group contacts to form an energized circuit. A data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the shrapnel set includes at least two shrapnels, which are disposed on both sides of the elastic element. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein each of the shrapnels has a fixing portion and an extension portion, the fixing portion is fixed on the second surface, and the extension portion is It extends from the second surface, and the elastic element is in contact with part of the extension. The data storage device with a data protection mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the elastic element is a metal dome or conductive foam.