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Patent Inventor Names
Manabu Maeda0
Tomoyuki Haga0
Hideki Matsushima0
Hisashi Takayama0
Kenneth Alexander Nicolson0
Takayuki Ito0
Date of Patent
July 10, 2012
Patent Application Number
12484537
Date Filed
June 15, 2009
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Patent abstract
A method manages optional trusted components that are active within a device, such that the device itself controls the availability of trusted components. The device includes: a storing unit storing a plurality of pieces of software and a plurality of certificates; a receiving unit receiving the certificates; and a selecting unit selecting one of the certificates. The device further includes an executing unit verifying an enabled one of the plurality of pieces of software using the selected and updated one of the certificates.
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