G06F 21/123
By using dedicated hardware
Official title: {by using dedicated hardware, e.g. dongles, smart cards, cryptographic processors, global positioning systems [GPS] devices}
G06F21/123 (By using dedicated hardware) appears on 432 US grants and 395 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 432
- Published applications
- 395
- Assignees
- 263
- Inventors
- 899
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 8 | 12 |
| 2003 | 5 | 14 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 20 |
| 2008 | 19 | 24 |
| 2009 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | 22 | 16 |
| 2011 | 10 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 18 | 12 |
| 2014 | 25 | 23 |
| 2015 | 26 | 16 |
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| 2017 | 18 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 12 |
| 2020 | 23 | 29 |
| 2021 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 17 | 9 |
| 2023 | 18 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ransomware mitigation system and method for mitigating a ransomware attack9 Jun 2026US 12,651,066 B2
- Secure coprocessor enforced system firmware feature enablement31 Mar 2026US 12,591,715 B2Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Secure coprocessor enforced system firmware feature enablement17 Mar 2026US 12,579,327 B2Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- System, method and computer program product for biometric support for a virtual mobile device platform8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310767 A1Hypori, Inc.
- Secure execution of programs20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244735 A1
- Communication method of tpm, tpm, board, and device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187204 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Creating license dongles in the field7 May 2026US 2026/0127249 A1Igt
- Work registration system, work registration method, and work registration support device11 Sep 2025US 2025/0284777 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Crypto microprocessor for executing enciphered programs529US 4,278,837 A1981
- Method and device for protecting software delivered to a user by a supplier470US 4,683,553 ACii Honeywell Bull (Societe Anonyme) · 1987
- Microprocessor for executing enciphered programs420US 4,168,396 A1979
- Software protection system using a single-key cryptosystem, a hardware-based authorization system and a secure coprocessor404US 4,817,140 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1989
- System for computer software protection363US 5,666,411 A1997