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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Applicant:
Russell Melvin Rosenquist, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Russell Melvin Rosenquist, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/74 (2013.01); H04N 7/167 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/71 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 21/74 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2105 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a hand-held device for ensuring a secured mode transition. The method includes receiving a request to transition to a mode, determining the mode of the hand-held device, transitioning to a transition mode relevant to the received request, wherein the relevant transition mode ensures that the transition is securely executed, setting the device in accordance with the received request, and transitioning to the mode requested.