US 12,235,940 B2
Method and apparatus for secure information distribution
James P. Hughes, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Robert F. Tow, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/651,443.
Application 18/651,443 is a division of application No. 17/112,719, filed on Dec. 4, 2020, granted, now 12,001,526.
Application 14/684,013 is a division of application No. 11/541,045, filed on Sep. 29, 2006, granted, now 9,015,075, issued on Apr. 21, 2015.
Application 17/112,719 is a continuation of application No. 14/684,013, filed on Apr. 10, 2015, granted, now 10,860,696, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0289426 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 21/31 (2013.01) [G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0185 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
detecting, via a sensor mounted within a sealed housing of a device, one or more gesture-based inputs applied to the device;
determining, via a processor mounted within the sealed housing of the device and coupled with the sensor, whether the detected one or more gesture-based inputs constitute a valid command to load secure information into a memory of the device, wherein the memory is mounted within the sealed housing and a Faraday cage of the device;
detecting, via the sensor mounted within the sealed housing of the device, additional gesture-based inputs that communicate the secure information to be stored in the memory of the device; and
storing the secure information in the memory of the device, wherein:
the Faraday cage is configured to obscure signals communicated to or from the memory from being detected outside of the device; and
the device comprises a transmitter configured to communicate the secure information through the Faraday cage and the sealed housing to an external device in response to receiving a valid command to access the secure information.