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Balancing public and personal security needs

US10498712B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 2016
Grant dateDec 3, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0442
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for balancing public and personal security needs in a computing device (1). In an apparatus embodiment, the device (1) has two partitions: a first partition (310) in which only applications (312) authorized by a protected application approval entity can execute; and a second partition (205, 210) in which applications that execute are accessible by an authorized external access entity (500). Coupled to the partitions (310, 205, 210) are protection modules (215, 250, 290) configured to protect data used by applications (312) authorized to execute in the first partition (310), and to prevent even authorized external access entities (500) from accessing protected data used by applications (312) authorized to execute in the first partition (310).

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