Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Shared memory area
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Ellis, Kevin L. (Department: 2188)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Shared memory area
Reexamination Certificate
active
07318129
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are disclosed for protecting the contents of a shared memory in a memory device controlled by an embedded controller. The apparatus allows dynamic setting of access permissions to said contents and allows updating and recovery of the contents. A computerized system comprising at least one Host linked to the memory device provides access paths to the shared memory, to the Host, and to the embedded controller. An arbitration device for allocating access paths to the memory device is also provided. The memory device is partitioned into separate blocks, each of which is used to store different types of data. A location is designated in the shared memory for storing protection information that includes data related to access operations allowed by at least one access path to a part of the shared memory. Access, via the arbitration device, to separate parts of the shared memory is permitted by using an access control unit that enables/disables access to predetermined portions of the hared memory by at least one of the access paths.
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Falik Ohad
Schramm Michal
Ellis Kevin L.
Winbound Electronics Corporation
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