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Method for securing the display on a screen of mimic diagrams representing the status of a system

US5608868A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 1996
Grant dateMar 4, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/88
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for securing the display on a screen of a workstation of mimic diagrams reflecting the status of a system connected to the workstation, a first counter is maintained in the system and a second counter is maintained in the workstation. The system periodically transmits to the workstation image data defining a mimic diagram reflecting the current status of the system, together with the first counter and a signature. In response, the workstation displays on the screen a mimic diagram based on the image data received and calculates a test value conditioned by the first and second counters, this value providing a basis for detecting a display error.

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