Hardware-based software authenticator
US7516495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/109
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Upon authentication via a required multi-function hardware component, coupled to a computer system with one or more computer-readable media, having a software product embodied thereon, one implementation, described herein, conditionally blocks or grants access to the software functionality of that software product on that computer system.
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