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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alain Michaud, Redmond, WA (US);
Nathan C. Sherman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yashabh Sethi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steve Wright, Bothell, WA (US);
Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alain Michaud, Redmond, WA (US);
Nathan C. Sherman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yashabh Sethi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steve Wright, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for alerting a user that an operating system has entered a secure mode is provided. Initially, inputs are received at an operating system residing in a default mode. Typically, the default mode allows applications running on the operating system to access the inputs. If the inputs are identified as a call to perform a protected operation, the operating system is transitioned from the default mode to the secure mode. Typically, the secure mode restricts the applications from intercepting the inputs. The transition to the secure mode is automatically communicated to the user via an indicator device. Generally, automatic communication includes providing a message from the operating system to the indicator device over a secure pathway that triggers the indicator device to generate a user-perceivable output. Accordingly, the operating system exerts exclusive control over the operation of the indicator device.