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Software protection system

Patent 4471163 Issued on September 11, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 5, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3566362

Operating system authenticator
Patent #: 3996449
Issued on: 12/07/1976
Inventor: Attanasio ,   et al.

Computer software security system
Patent #: 4120030
Issued on: 10/10/1978
Inventor: Johnstone

Crypto microprocessor for executing enciphered programs
Patent #: 4278837
Issued on: 07/14/1981
Inventor: Best

Method of filtering oil from oil-and-water emulsions Patent #: 4309289
Issued on: 01/05/1982
Inventor: Head

Inventors

Application

No. 06/308248 filed on 10/05/1981

US Classes:

705/55, Requiring a supplemental attachment or input (e.g., dongle) to open705/59Licensing

Examiners

Primary: Cangialosi, Salvatore

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 21/00 (20060101)

Abstract

A protection system for controlling the operation of a digital computer as to a particular program wherein a program "lock" interfaces with the computer and authorizes the operation in response only to a selected relation between a number in the program, a number in the lock, and a third number, a "key", supplied to the lock and which bears a selected relation to both the program number and lock number.

Other References

  • IBM Tech Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 21, No. 2, (7/78), pp. 836-837, Gurug/e/
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