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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Mark V. Montecalvo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Douglas D. Boom, Portland, OR (US);
Elizabeth M. Kappler, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Scott P. Dubal, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Patrick L. Connor, Portland, OR (US);
Mark V. Montecalvo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Douglas D. Boom, Portland, OR (US);
Elizabeth M. Kappler, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Scott P. Dubal, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Patrick L. Connor, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for preventing counterfeit of a hardware device is disclosed. The method comprises determining whether a first indicator for a hardware device is set, wherein the first indicator when set indicates that the device is not a counterfeit device, and if the first indicator is not set, then activating a counter, setting a second indicator when the counter expires, and operating the hardware device in a counterfeit mode when the second indicator is set, wherein the counterfeit mode identifies the hardware device as a counterfeit device. Other embodiments are also disclosed.