The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Darren J. Moffat, Dublin, IE;
Kais Belgaied, Toronto, CA;
Paul Sangster, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for verifying an Executable and Linking File (ELF) object, that includes receiving a request for an ELF object from a client, obtaining the ELF object, determining whether a signature associated with the ELF object is valid, determining whether a usage restriction is associated with the ELF object, if the signature is valid, and restricting access to the ELF object, if the usage restriction is associated with the ELF object.