Patent ID: 11861194
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for a storage device configured to be operable in a first state or a second state, wherein in the first state, personal identification information is set, in the second state, data is invalidated and the personal identification information set in the first state is initialized, the storage device is configured to transition from the first state to the second state, and the storage device is not configured to transition from the second state to the first state, the method comprising:
when the storage device operates in the first state and a command is received from a host device, transferring a response based on the command to the host device;
when the storage device operates in the second state and a first command is received from the host device, transferring information indicating that the storage device operates in the second state to the host device; and
when the storage device operates in the second state and a command other than the first command is received from the host device, transferring information indicating an error to the host device.