Hardware constrained software execution
US8010773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Restricting execution by a computing device of instructions within an application program. The application program is modified such that execution of the selected instructions is dependent upon a corresponding expected state of one or more hardware components in the computing device. In an embodiment, the application program is modified to place the hardware components in the expected states prior to execution of the corresponding selected instructions. Creating the dependency on the hardware components prevents the unintended or malicious execution of the selected instructions.
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