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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:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Sharon Drasnin, Seattle, WA (US);
Edward J Lansinger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard D. Beckert, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Sharon Drasnin, Seattle, WA (US);
Edward J Lansinger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard D. Beckert, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary system includes a microprocessor executing an operating system, a memory, a bus connecting the microprocessor to the memory, and a memory protection module controlling access to the memory independent of the microprocessor. Access to the memory may be based on a combination of an address, data, and memory control signals received from the microprocessor. A method includes, independent of the microprocessor executing an operating system, controlling access to a system memory based on a combination of signals received from the microprocessor.