公开(公告)号：US07346778B1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-18

申请号：US09726822

申请日：2000-11-29

申请人： Olivier Guiter ,  Thierry Martel ,  Regis Nicolas

发明人： Olivier Guiter ,  Thierry Martel ,  Regis Nicolas

IPC分类号： H04K1/00 ,  H04L9/00 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F7/04 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F5/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/6245 ,  G06F21/445 ,  G06F2221/2129

摘要： A method and system for protecting portable computer data from unauthorized transfer or using portable computers to download unauthorized data. The invention is applicable to any computer capable of transferring data, but in one embodiment a portable computer is described. Authorization is enabled by an interface permitting synchronization of the portable computer with a host computer by authentication of the particular portable computer identity. For instance, in one embodiment, when a portable computer is docked with a compatible interface connected to a host desktop computer, it is sensed and identified by the interface. If the particular portable computer identity is authenticated as authorized for that desktop, then synchronization will be enabled by the interface. The computers may then transfer data. However, if the identity is not an authorized one, then authentication will not occur, synchronization is correspondingly disabled, and data transfer is prevented. Various systems can enable the identity authentication.

摘要翻译： 一种用于保护便携式计算机数据免受未经授权的转移或使用便携式计算机来下载未授权数据的方法和系 本发明可应用于能够传送数据的任何计算机，但是在一个实施例中描述了便携式计算机。 通过允许便携式计算机与主计算机通过特定便携式计算机身份的认证来同步的接口来启用授权。 例如，在一个实施例中，当便携式计算机与连接到主机桌面计算机的兼容接口对接时，其被接口感测和识别。 如果特定的便携式计算机身份被认证为该桌面的授权，则该接口将启用同步。 然后计算机可以传输数据。 然而，如果身份不是授权的，则不会发生身份验证，相应地禁用同步，并且防止数据传输。 各种系统可以启用身份认证。