Vision-Guided Flash Memory Drilling for Mobile Data Destruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data destruction methods for mobile communication devices are time-consuming, laborious, and do not guarantee adequate removal of prior user's data, particularly from flash memory chips.
Innovation Solution
An automated data destruction system comprising a platform, securement mechanism, positioning mechanism, drill, vision recognition system, and controlling system, which accurately locates and destroys flash memory chips while preserving other components, and includes a fire suppression system for safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional data destruction methods (removing battery and shredding entire device or motherboard) are used, then data is destroyed, but the process is time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and targets only the flash memory chip for destruction, separating it from the rest of the device. The drill system precisely locates and destroys only the flash memory chip containing user data, while leaving other components intact for reuse. This extraction approach eliminates the need to shred entire devices or motherboards, significantly reducing time and labor while maintaining data destruction reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual data destruction processes with an automated drilling system. The system uses vision recognition to locate the flash memory chip and an automated drill to destroy it, substituting labor-intensive manual operations with automated mechanical systems. This substitution reduces labor requirements and increases processing speed while ensuring consistent data destruction.
2Reliability
If conventional data destruction methods (shredding entire device or motherboard) are used, then data is removed, but adequate destruction of the flash memory chip is not guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs vision recognition technology and automated positioning systems to precisely locate and target the flash memory chip. This automated optical-mechanical system replaces manual inspection and shredding processes, ensuring that the drill accurately targets the flash memory chip regardless of device variations. The system automatically adapts to different device models and orientations, providing reliable destruction without requiring complex manual procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the flash memory chip to identify its own location through vision recognition technology. The device's own visual features are used by the camera system to locate the flash memory chip, allowing the target component to essentially guide its own destruction. This self-identification approach simplifies the overall system complexity while ensuring accurate targeting of the flash memory chip.
3Reliability
If the entire device is shredded for data destruction, then data is removed, but other components cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and destroys only the flash memory chip while preserving all other device components. By targeting specifically the component containing user data and leaving the rest of the device intact, the system enables reuse of valuable components such as the display screen, battery, camera, and other internal parts. This selective extraction approach maintains data removal completeness while minimizing component loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data destruction process to affect only the flash memory chip rather than the entire device. The drill system is configured to target and destroy only the specific component containing data, creating a segmented approach where data destruction and component preservation are separated. This segmentation allows complete data removal while maintaining the integrity and reusability of other device components.
4Productivity
If automated drilling is used to destroy flash memory chip, then data destruction is efficient and reliable, but precision positioning is required to avoid damaging other components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual positioning with an automated vision-guided positioning system. The camera captures images of the device, and image processing algorithms automatically locate the flash memory chip's position and orientation. This optical substitution eliminates manual measurement and positioning errors, providing the high precision required for automated drilling while maintaining efficient processing speeds. The system adapts to different device models and orientations automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The vision recognition system provides real-time feedback on the device's position, orientation, and flash memory chip location. This feedback loop allows the automated drill system to adjust its positioning and drilling parameters dynamically, ensuring precise targeting of the flash memory chip while avoiding other components. The feedback mechanism enables the system to compensate for variations in device placement and orientation, maintaining high precision throughout the process.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an automated data destruction system to remove data effectively and reliably from a mobile communication device. The system comprises a platform, a securement mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a power drill, a vision recognition system, and a controlling system. The vision recognition system and the processor identify the mobile communication device, and the controlling system controls the securement mechanism, the positioning mechanism, and the power drill to a corresponding location based on the identified mobile communication device and activates the power drill to penetrate the mobile communication device at an exact depth to restrict the damage to the flash memory chip.