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Data processing system having an encryption device
Assignee: Alcatel Lucent NV
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Filing: 1992-06-12
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Granted: 1993-09-28
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Expires: 2012-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A data-processing system includes an address bus and a data bus operatively coupled to a central processing unit, main memories, and control circuits for peripheral equipment, information carried on the data bus being encrypted. An encryption and decryption device is operatively coupled between the data bus and the central processing unit, for encrypting and decrypting the information.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Erbes
- 👤 Dietrich Rother
- 👤 Rainer Vogel
- 👤 Christoph Prasse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/602; G06F12/00; G06F12/14; G06F12/1408; G06F2207/00; G06F2207/72; G06F2207/7219
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A data-processing system comprising: an address bus and a data bus electrically coupled with a central processing unit, main memories, and control circuits for peripheral equipment, wherein exclusively encrypted information, including instructions and data, is carried on the data bus; and encryption and decryption means, electrically coupled between the data bus and the central processing unit, for receiving unencrypted information, including unencrypted instructions and data, from the central processing unit, encrypting the information received from the central processing unit, and providing encrypted information, including encrypted instructions and data, to the data bus, and for receiving encrypted information, including encrypted instructions and data, from the data bus, decrypting the information received from the data bus, and providing unencrypted information, including unencrypted instructions and data, to the central processing unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A data-processing system comprising: an address bus and a data bus electrically coupled with a central processing unit, main memories, and control circuits for peripheral equipment, wherein exclusively encrypted information, including instructions and data, is carried on the data bus; and encryption and decryption means, electrically coupled between the data bus and the central processing unit, for receiving unencrypted information, including unencrypted instructions and data, from the central processing unit, encrypting the information received from the central processing unit, and providing encrypted information, including encrypted instructions and data, to the data bus, and for receiving encrypted information, including encrypted instructions and data, from the data bus, decrypting the information received from the data bus, and providing unencrypted information, including unencrypted instructions and data, to the central processing unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A data-processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein addresses carried on the address bus are exclusively encrypted addresses, and wherein said encryption and decryption means decrypts said encrypted addresses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A data-processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said encryption and decryption means is plugged into a circuit board CPU socket of the data-processing system, and the central processing unit is plugged into said encryption and decryption means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system according to claim 2, wherein the control circuits for peripheral equipment receive and output the encrypted addresses from and to the address bus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A data-processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said encryption and decryption means is plugged into a circuit board CPU socket of the data-processing system, and the central processing unit is plugged into said encryption and decryption means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein the control circuits for peripheral equipment receive and output the encrypted information, including data and instructions, from and to the data bus.
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