Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Data processing protection using cryptography
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Smithers, Matthew B (Department: 2137)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Data processing protection using cryptography
Reexamination Certificate
active
10378346
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for generating a verbose hardware identification (VHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The verbose hardware identification (VHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system.
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Alabraba Ferdinand Jay
Gunyakti Caglar
Hughes Aidan T.
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Microsoft Corporation
Smithers Matthew B
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