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Content securing system

US8327125B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2009
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/575
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for securing content in a system containing a security processor configured to control access to the content by a main processor, in which main processor being configured to send heartbeats to the security processor, a determination as to whether at least one heartbeat was received within a predicted time interval is made and in response to a determination that at least one heartbeat was not received with the predicted time interval, access to the content by the main processor is ceased.

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