G06F 21/121
Restricting unauthorised execution of programs
Official title: {Restricting unauthorised execution of programs}
G06F21/121 (Restricting unauthorised execution of programs) appears on 2,461 US grants and 2,784 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Accelerating in-browser tasks of an unprivileged web application6 Oct 2026US 12,754,980 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Systems and methods for interpreter based application cybersecurity29 Sep 2026US 12,748,840 B2Seraphic Algorithms Ltd.
- Automated computing resource management optimization with generating resource configuration file for provisioning computing resources22 Sep 2026US 12,743,321 B1The Huntington National Bank
- Operating system-level assistive features for contextual privacy22 Sep 2026US 12,743,490 B2Google Inc.
- Information processing system, information processing apparatus and information processing method22 Sep 2026US 12,743,491 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- System, method and computer program product for biometric support for a virtual mobile device platform8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310767 A1Hypori, Inc.
- Systems and methods for controlling access to media assets using two-factor authentication8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313193 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, service providing system, and method to modify a license based on usage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300526 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Method and System for Securing SCADA and Industrial Control Software through Secure-Write Operations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288914 A1
- System and method for automatic apx signatures generation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288955 A1Acronis International GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Filters in license management system780US 5,260,999 ADigital Equipment Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers770US 5,138,712 ASun Microsystems, Inc. · 1992
- Secure system for activating personal computer software at remote locations673US 5,222,134 ATau Systems Corporation · 1993
- System and method for managing try-and-buy usage of application programs654US 5,708,709 ASun Microsystems, Inc. · 1998
- Crypto microprocessor for executing enciphered programs529US 4,278,837 A1981