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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Raja Venkatachalam, Redmond, WA (US);
Ricardo Lopez-barquilla, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhangwei Xu, Redmond, WA (US);
Curt A. Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Raja Venkatachalam, Redmond, WA (US);
Ricardo Lopez-Barquilla, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhangwei Xu, Redmond, WA (US);
Curt A. Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques to provide a secure execution environment are described. In an implementation, a method includes initiating a hardware interrupt by an embedded controller of a computing device. In response to the interrupt, a module is executed that is stored in a basic input/output system (BIOS). The module, when executed, determines whether constrain functionality of the computing device based on a balance.