| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20080235505 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO SELECTIVELY SCRUB A SYSTEM MEMORY - A computer system is provided, the computer system having a processor and a system memory coupled to the processor. The computer system also includes a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) in communication with the processor. The BIOS selectively scrubs the system memory during a shutdown process of the computer system. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080271015 | VIRTUAL MACHINE CONTROL - A method comprises receiving a request for data from a client computer. The method further comprises obtaining an identifier of a virtual machine. The virtual machine identifier is associated with the requested data. The method further comprises providing the virtual machine identifier to the client computer. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090036096 | USING AN AUTHENTICATION TICKET TO INITIALIZE A COMPUTER - A method comprises authenticating a wireless communication device, receiving an authentication ticket from a server if the wireless communication device is successfully authenticated, and providing the authentication ticket by the wireless communication device to a computer to enable the computer complete an initialization process. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100062744 | RETRIEVING DATA WIRELESSLY FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - A system comprises a processing device including a storage device. The system further comprises a wireless mobile device (“WMD”) in wireless communication with the processing device. The processing device registers the WMD and stores the registration in the system memory, receives a request for retrieval of data located in the WMD, authenticates the request based on the registration, and retrieves the data wirelessly based on the authentication. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100287315 | Shared Secret Used Between Keyboard And Application - A system comprises a processor which executes an operating system and an application. The system also comprises a keyboard coupled to the processor. The keyboard and application share a shared secret that is used to encode keyboard data provided from the keyboard to the application. The shared secret is not known or accessible to the operating system. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110093693 | BINDING A CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE TO A PLATFORM - One embodiment is a computer system having firmware that shares a secret with a cryptographic co-processor to determine if the cryptographic co-processor has been tampered with or removed from the computer system. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110280402 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING CRYPTOGRAPHIC FUNCTIONS OF A CRYPTOGRAPHIC CO-PROCESSOR - A computer platform is provided that comprises a processor and a cryptographic co-processor coupled to the processor. The computer platform further comprises a platform entity coupled to the processor. The platform entity establishes a secure relationship with the cryptographic co-processor that enables the platform entity to utilize cryptographic functions provided by the cryptographic co-processor. | 11-17-2011 |
