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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:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Ric B. Richardson, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ric B. Richardson, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Uniloc USA, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for authenticating a device including the steps of operating the device to create at least one failure condition; obtaining a measurement based on the at least one failure condition; and, comparing the measurement based on the at least one failure condition with a previously stored measurement based on the at least one failure condition to determine an identity of the device. An apparatus and an article of manufacture for authenticating a device is also disclosed.