Patent · US Expired

Method of using a hand-held device to protect information stored in a computer system

US5940506A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1997
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of using a hand-held device to produce an encryption/decryption application program for protecting information stored in a computer system by transmitting the produced encryption/decryption application program to the computer system through a communication measure subject to a corresponding communication protocol, permitting the encryption/decryption application program to be cleared from the computer system after the communication between the hand-held device and the computer system has been terminated.

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