Method for using time from a trusted host device
US8869288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S705/912
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for using time from a trusted host device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an application on a memory device receives a request to perform a time-based operation from an entity authenticated by the memory device, wherein the entity is running on a host device. The application selects time from the host device instead of time from a time module on the memory device to perform the time-based operation and uses the time from the host device to perform the time-based operation. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
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