Method and apparatus to protect nonvolatile memory from viruses
US7411821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, system, method, and article for protecting nonvolatile memory from viruses are described. The apparatus may include a nonvolatile memory comprising one or more protected storage areas. The nonvolatile memory may be arranged to transform buffered information to be programmed in the protected areas and to program transformed information in the protected storage areas. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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