Running a Computer from a Secure Portable Device
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1. A method for booting an operating system from a secure peripheral device on a host computer, the method comprising:
- communicatively coupling the secure peripheral device with the host computer, the secure peripheral device comprising a memory;
booting a first operating system from the memory of the secure peripheral device; and
launching a secondary operating system on the first operating system.
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Abstract
An operating system is booted from a secure peripheral device on a host computer. The secure peripheral device, which includes a memory, is communicatively coupled with the with the host computer. A first operating system is booted from the memory of the secure peripheral device. A secondary operating system is launched on the first operating system.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for booting an operating system from a secure peripheral device on a host computer, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the secure peripheral device with the host computer, the secure peripheral device comprising a memory; booting a first operating system from the memory of the secure peripheral device; and launching a secondary operating system on the first operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for booting an operating system from a secure peripheral device on a host computer, the system comprising:
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a secure peripheral device comprising a memory; a host computer configured to run a first operating system, the host computer communicatively coupled with the secure peripheral device; a first operating system stored in the memory of the secure peripheral device and executable by a processor to launch a computer program; and a secondary operating system stored in the memory of the secure peripheral device and executable by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor to perform a method for booting an operating system from a secure peripheral device on a host computer, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the secure peripheral device with the host computer, the secure peripheral device comprising a memory; booting a first operating system from the memory of the secure peripheral device; and launching a secondary operating system on the first operating system.
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