System for monitoring an operation of a device
US9027124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0757
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system monitors an application. The system includes a state table with state table nodes corresponding to application checkpoints. The state table nodes include an authorized time interval and application path. The system also includes a time counter that tracks an operation time between successive application checkpoints, and a program counter that tracks and stores an operation path for the application. A checkpoint module verifies an operation of the application at a checkpoint by comparing the authorized time interval for the checkpoint state table node and the operation time tracked by the time counter, as well as the authorized application path for the checkpoint state table node and the operation path tracked by the program counter. A security action is performed when the tracked operation time is not within the authorized time interval, or when the tracked operation path does not match the authorized application path.
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