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Methods and circuits for securing encached information

US6754784B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateJun 30, 2000
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/1097
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system 100 including a central processing unit 101 operates in response to a set of instructions for processing information. A port 134 provides access to selected circuitry forming a part of the system by an external device. A set of non-volatile programmable security elements 136 selectively enable and disable the operation of the interface to provide a private environment for processing the information.

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