Method and apparatus for authenticating the use of software

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5652793
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08436143

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A hardware encoding circuit which generates a code value unique to a particular computer, stores a password unique to an application program and to the particular computer, tests the stored password against a verification value generated by the hardware encoding program each time the application program is run, and generates an error signal if the stored password and the verification value do not match.

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NVIDIA CORPORATION2788 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Priem, Curtis Fremont, CA 85 2653
Rosenthal, David S H Palo Alto, CA 24 1157

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