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Device for protecting the validity of time sensitive information

US5489095A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1993
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/7219
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The clock circuit is formed by an oscillator (10-12) which is coupled to a counter/divider circuit (15) provided with read accesses (30). In order to prevent falsification of its data, the circuit is formed as a protected casing and includes a protected access circuit (50) which is connected between said accesses and the counter/divider circuit. Furthermore, a circuit for monitoring the frequency of the oscillator may be provided (100-50).

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