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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1996
Jimmy Dean Smith, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mark D Nicol, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brian K Straup, South Bend, IN (US);
Terence Paul O'Brien, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Michael P Krau, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Richard David Ball, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Packard Bell NEC, Sacramento, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a system for providing programmable configuration protection of a programmable Input/Output device. By configuration protection, it is meant that the programming options of an I/O controller can be set in accordance to a given environment, and then by use of a programming controlled signal, prevent the changing of the programmed environment or remove those programmed options considered unsafe in the now secured environment.
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