Patent ID: 7076624
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of applying an operation access privilege to at least a logical portion of a logical storage medium in communication with a computer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an operation access privilege indicative of at least one of an enabled operation and/or a restricted operation to be performed on at least one logical portion of a logical storage medium; (b) associating said operation access privilege with at least one logical portion of said logical storage medium; (c) intercepting in a trap layer an attempted operation on said at least one logical portion identified by at least one data identifier, wherein said intercepting occurs regardless of an identity of a user attempting said attempted operation, and transparently to the user and transparently to a computer application invoking said operation; and (d) at least one of allowing said attempted operation if matching said enabled operation, modifying and allowing said modified attempted operation, and/or denying said attempted operation if matching said restricted operation.