Method to securely initialize, protect and recover system date/time

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8190923
APP PUB NO 20070143462A1
SERIAL NO

11312021

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The claimed method and system monitors computer system timer(s) relative to other timers to detect discrepancies and/or may capture an offset to provide a method of more accurately determining a current time. The invention may also provide a method to detect power source tampering using a last known good time and may provide a means to securely initialize system time using an encrypted time stamp.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ahdout, Isaac P Bellevue, US 12 186
Daverman, Kurt San Jose, US 5 23
Lopez-Barquilla, Ricardo Redmond, US 11 198
Venkatachalam, Rajagopal K Redmond, US 9 28
Xu, Zhangwei Redmond, US 40 726

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