Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Multiple computer communication using cryptography – Security kernel or utility
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Homayounmehr, Farid (Department: 2434)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Multiple computer communication using cryptography
Security kernel or utility
Reexamination Certificate
active
07971057
ABSTRACT:
Executing a monitor on a platform, the monitor capable of providing exclusive, secure access to an audio I/O device of the platform, executing a first partition on the platform, providing an audio device model in the first partition by directly mapping the audio I/O device from the monitor to the first partition for applications executing in the first partition, and providing exclusive, secure access to the audio I/O device to a program performing an audio function in a secure mode in the first partition.
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Grawrock David
Grobman Steven
Gruber Joe
Sahgal Narendar B.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Homayounmehr Farid
Intel Corporation
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