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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020

Filed:

May. 23, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);

Darryl J. Becker, Rochester, MN (US);

Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, MN (US);

Mark O. Maxson, Mantorville, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06K 9/20 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods to safeguard data and hardware may include a memory configured to store a first image and sensitive data, and an optical sensor configured to capture a second image. A sensor signal comprising the captured second image may be generated. A controller having access to the memory may be configured to receive the sensor signal. The controller may be further configured to compare the stored first image to the captured second image, and based on the comparison, to determine whether the sensitive data is accessible.


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