Patent ID: 7010647

Claim:
A method of securely storing data in a computer system comprising the steps of: providing a removable data storage device to be at least one of: (a) floppy disk, (b) compact disk, (c) digital versatile disk (DVD), (d) tape drive, (c) smart card, (f) personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) card, and (g) zip disk, that is able to be inserted and removed from the computer system; and applying a Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tag to the removable data storage device; placing the RFID tag with a corresponding label on the removable data storage device; assigning an identification code to the removable data storage device, and storing the identification code with the RFID tag attached to the removable data storage device, reading the identification code when the removable data storage device is inserted into the computer system, storing the identification code at a processor of the computer system, and storing directory data from the removable data storage device at the processing device of the computer system; and retrieving the removable data storage device from a plurality of removable data storage devices of the computer system in response to an authorized user request identifying the identification code for the removable data storage device.