logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Patent No.:

US 10951411 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2017

Methods and apparatus for a password-protected integrated circuit

Applicant:

Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventor:

Charles Frederic McCord, Corvallis, OR (US);

Assignee:

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Attorneys:

The Noblitt Group, PLLC

Hettie L. Haines

Primary Examiner:

Taghi T Arani

Assistant Examiner:

Gregory A Lane

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H04L 9/0863 (2013.01); H04L 9/0872 (2013.01); B60R 2325/108 (2013.01); H04L 2209/12 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for a password-protected integrated circuit. According to various aspects of the present invention, the password-protected integrated circuit may comprise a cryptosystem that is encoded with a password seed and used to authenticate control data prior to being transmitted to a sensor and/or a sensor control circuit, wherein the sensor and/or sensor control circuit responds to authenticated control data.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Quick Actions:

McCord, Charles. (2021). Methods and apparatus for a password-protected integrated circuit (U.S. Patent No. 10951411). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10951411

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…