Method for activating sensors in a multi-unit device
US11841938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for activating at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors embedded in a multi-unit device, said at least one sensor being configured to detect attacks during an execution by said multi-unit device of a software code comprising computer code instructions, wherein: said multi-unit device comprises at least two code execution units and a sensor activation circuit, and each sensor is associated to one code execution unit, and said method comprising, performed by said sensor activation circuit before execution of a computer code instruction of said software code by one of said code execution units: —determining (S1) the code execution unit configured to execute said instruction, —activating (S2) only the sensors associated with the determined code execution unit.
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