System and method for safe booting electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method of safe booting at least one electronic device within a network, comprising the steps of:
- having at least one first authentication request sent from a remote terminal to the at least one electronic device; and
at least partly in response to receiving the at least one first authentication request, initiating a safe boot procedure on the at least one electronic device.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for safe booting an electronic device. In situations such as where a virus is infecting various devices within a network, the present invention provides an authentication centre with the ability to instruct a device on the network to safe boot. During the safe boot, it can be arranged such that no third party applications are run, only backup, restoration, or uninstallation of programs are possible, and/or only programs in the device'"'"'s read-only memory are loaded. The present invention also provides a user with the ability to go through the boot process in a step-by-step manner.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of safe booting at least one electronic device within a network, comprising the steps of:
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having at least one first authentication request sent from a remote terminal to the at least one electronic device; and
at least partly in response to receiving the at least one first authentication request, initiating a safe boot procedure on the at least one electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product of safe booting an electronic device within a network, comprising:
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computer code for receiving at least one first authentication request sent from a remote terminal to the electronic device; and
computer code for, at least partly in response to receiving the at least one first authentication request, initiating a safe boot procedure on the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for initiating a safe boot operation, comprising:
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an electronic device; and
a remote terminal configured to communicate with the electronic device, the remote terminal including a computer code for transmitting at least one first authentication request to the electronic device, wherein when the remote terminal transmits the at least one first authentication request, the electronic device initiates a safe boot procedure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory unit operatively connected to the processor, the memory unit including;
computer code for receiving at least one first authentication request from a remote terminal, and computer code for, at least partly in response to receiving the at least one first authentication request, initiating a safe boot procedure. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43)
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32. A module for use in an electronic device, comprising:
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a processor;
a data communication link for communicating with a remote terminal; and
a memory unit including;
computer code for receiving at least one first authentication request from the remote terminal, and computer code for, at least partly in response to receiving the at least one first authentication request, initiating a safe boot procedure.
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34. An electronic device for transmitting a safe boot instruction to at least one electronic device on a network, comprising:
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a processor;
a data communication link for communicating with the electronic device; and
a memory unit including;
computer code for transmitting at least one authentication request to the at least one electronic device;
computer code for receiving from the electronic device at least one response authentication signal in response to the at least one authentication request;
computer code for rejecting the at least one response authentication signal, wherein the electronic device initiates a safe boot procedure at least partly in response to the at least one authentication request.
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41. A computer program product for transmitting a safe boot instruction to at least one electronic device on a network, comprising:
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computer code for transmitting at least one authentication request to the electronic device;
computer code for receiving from the at least one electronic device at least one response authentication signal in response to the at least one authentication request; and
computer code for rejecting the at least one response authentication signal, wherein the electronic device initiates a safe boot procedure at least partly in response to the at least one authentication request.
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44. A module for transmitting at least one safe boot instruction to at least one electronic device on a network, comprising:
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a data communication link for communicating with the at least one electronic device; and
a memory unit including;
computer code for transmitting at least one authentication request to the at least one electronic device, computer code for receiving from the at least one electronic device at least one response authentication signal in response to the at least one authentication request, and computer code for rejecting the at least one response authentication signal, wherein the at least one electronic device initiates a safe boot procedure at least partly in response to the authentication request.
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Specification