Global Patent Index - EP 0811185 A1

EP 0811185 A1 19971210 - METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM SCHUTZ EINES ELEKTRONISCHEN RECHNERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR LA PROTECTION D'UN ORDINATEUR ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 0811185 A1 19971210 (EN)

Application

EP 96902428 A 19960213

Priority

  • IT 9600027 W 19960213
  • IT TO950122 A 19950221

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9626477A1] A method for protecting the use of a computer (10) against a non-authorized user, by way of the stroking of the combination of one or more keys of a keyboard (13). The method allows to interrupt temporarily the computing activities of the computer (10) to display on the display (12) the request of a password (14), that, if correctly stroked, is capable of selectively activating as well the blocking and the unblocking of the keyboard (13). Moreover such method allows the access to the configuration menu of the computer (10), and the selection of the peripheral units to be locked or enabled to the use. By way of such method the user has the whole control of the operations concerning the protection of the computer (10), as the access to the functionalities, as well as the keyboard (13) blocking/unblocking as well as of configuration, is always supported by messages (14) displayed on the display (12).

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9626477 A1 19960829; EP 0811185 A1 19971210; IT 1279547 B1 19971216; IT TO950122 A0 19950221; IT TO950122 A1 19960821

DOCDB simple family (application)

IT 9600027 W 19960213; EP 96902428 A 19960213; IT TO950122 A 19950221