CA1199125A - Computer program protection method and apparatus - Google Patents

Computer program protection method and apparatus

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CA1199125A
CA1199125A CA000429872A CA429872A CA1199125A CA 1199125 A CA1199125 A CA 1199125A CA 000429872 A CA000429872 A CA 000429872A CA 429872 A CA429872 A CA 429872A CA 1199125 A CA1199125 A CA 1199125A
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Arpad P. Toth
Huba L. Toth
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Fortune Systems Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/70—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer
    • G06F21/78—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure storage of data
    • G06F21/80—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure storage of data in storage media based on magnetic or optical technology, e.g. disks with sectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing For Digital Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Storage Device Security (AREA)
CA000429872A 1982-06-07 1983-06-07 Computer program protection method and apparatus Expired CA1199125A (en)

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US38548082A 1982-06-07 1982-06-07
US385,480 1982-06-07

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CA1199125A true CA1199125A (en) 1986-01-07

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JP (1) JPS5917655A (cs)
KR (1) KR840005225A (cs)
CA (1) CA1199125A (cs)
DE (1) DE3320378A1 (cs)
FR (1) FR2528196B1 (cs)
GB (1) GB2123597B (cs)
IT (1) IT1235448B (cs)

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JPS60196862A (ja) * 1984-03-21 1985-10-05 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 有償プログラムの保護方法
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EP0204154A3 (en) * 1985-06-03 1988-11-09 Peter Ginkel Software protection and identification system
JPS6220031A (ja) * 1985-07-19 1987-01-28 Nec Corp ソフトウエア保護方式
DE3704113C2 (de) * 1987-02-11 1995-02-09 Burkhard Panier Sicherheitsbehälter zum Transportieren und Aufbewahren von flachen Datenträgern
JPS63253568A (ja) * 1987-04-09 1988-10-20 Victor Co Of Japan Ltd デジタル信号記録再生装置
DE3806414C2 (de) * 1988-02-29 1996-05-23 Thomson Brandt Gmbh Verfahren für einen Kopierschutz bei Recordern
JPH0638226B2 (ja) * 1990-11-30 1994-05-18 東京電気株式会社 業務処理装置
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JP3534646B2 (ja) 1999-04-21 2004-06-07 株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント ディスク状記録媒体、この媒体の再生装置及び方法

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GB2113432A (en) * 1981-12-15 1983-08-03 Little Genius Limited Data protection system
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IT8348442A0 (it) 1983-06-07
GB2123597A (en) 1984-02-01
JPS5917655A (ja) 1984-01-28
DE3320378A1 (de) 1983-12-15
IT1235448B (it) 1992-07-29
GB8315640D0 (en) 1983-07-13
KR840005225A (ko) 1984-11-05
FR2528196A1 (fr) 1983-12-09
DE3320378C2 (cs) 1987-06-19
GB2123597B (en) 1986-04-23
FR2528196B1 (fr) 1988-05-27

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