Patent ID: 7953433

Claim:
A data storage device case configured to be traced in a network of traceable data storage devices, the data storage device case comprising: a housing defining an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a first compartment and a second compartment; one or more data storage devices disposed within the first compartment of the enclosure, wherein each of the data storage devices includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit; a device two-way radio disposed within the second compartment of the enclosure; a global positioning system (GPS) unit disposed within the second compartment of the enclosure, wherein the GPS unit generates positioning information associated with the data storage device case; and an RFID reader unit disposed within the second compartment of the enclosure, wherein the RFID reader unit reads the RFID circuit of each of the data storage devices to generate RFID data, wherein the device two-way radio receives the positioning information from the GPS unit, receives the RFID data from the RFID reader unit, and communicates real-time data comprising the positioning information and the RFID data to the network coordinator that is configured to communicate with the network of traceable data storage devices.