Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for processing and displaying secure and non-secure data
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Application No.: US12382871Application Date: 2009-03-25
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Publication No.: US08448251B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Peter William Harris , David Paul Martin
- Applicant: Peter William Harris , David Paul Martin
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: GB0806365.3 20080408
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A data processing apparatus is disclosed that comprises: at least one processor; a display for displaying data processed by said at least one processor; at least one display buffer for storing an array of display elements for subsequent output to said display, said display elements being secure display elements for displaying secure data and non-secure display elements; and a user interface; wherein said at least one processor is operable to execute at least one untrusted process and at least one secure process, said at least one secure process having access to secure data; said data processing apparatus further comprising: a secure user input for receiving a user input, said received user input not being accessible to said at least one untrusted process; and said data processing apparatus being responsive to an input received at said secure user input to transform data to be displayed on said display such that said secure display elements and said non-secure display elements are transformed differently to each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090254986A1 Method and apparatus for processing and displaying secure and non-secure data Public/Granted day:2009-10-08
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