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System and method for secure authentication of a “smart” battery by a host

US8245041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Narendar Shankar · Dallas, US
Erdal Paksoy · Richardson, US
Todd Vanyo · Coppell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2011
Grant date	Aug 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/81
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a battery module 110 with secure identity information and authentication of the identity of the battery 110 by a host 120. In one embodiment, the system for providing a battery module with secure identity information includes: (1) a tamper resistant processing environment 200 located within the battery module 110 and (2) a key generator configured to generate a key based on an identity of the battery module 110 and cause the key to be stored within the tamper resistant processing environment 200.

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