Program-Data Combining System

• US 20080294669A1
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sarukkai R. Narayanan
• Original Assignee: Sarukkai R. Narayanan
• Inventors: Narayanan, Sarukkai R.
• Application Number:
  US12/121,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20080294669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/50 Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems

Abstract

Methods for securing at least one program application and data associated with the program application are herein described. In one embodiment, the method includes compressing the program application and data associated with the program application into a program-data combine having a compressed format and storing the program-data combine on a program-data combine computer.

Claims

1. A method for securing at least one program application and data associated with the program application, comprising:

compressing the program application and data associated with the program application into a program-data combine having a compressed format;

the program application being adapted to only operate on the data associated with the program application;

storing the program-data combine on a program-data combine computer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the program-data combine from the program-data combine computer to an external computer, the external computer storing and transmitting the program-data combine in the compressed format.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

decompressing, by the external computer, the program-data combine to enable the program application to operate on the associated data in a decompressed state; and

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recompressing, by the external computer, the program application and the associated data to provide a modified program-data combine distinct from the original program data combine for storage and transmission.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of:

validating the program-data combine by identifying at least one security feature compressed within the associated program-data combine.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the security feature is a time stamp identifying the before and after execution of the program by the external computer.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of:

storing the program-data combine within a kernel, wherein the program and the associated data are compressed and stored as separate entities within the kernel.