US 12,292,967 B2
Method and system for freedom from interference (FFI)
Kedar Satish Chitnis, Bengaluru (IN); Mihir Narendra Mody, Bengaluru (IN); Amritpal Singh Mundra, Allen, TX (US); Yashwant Dutt, Bengaluru (IN); Gregory Raymond Shurtz, Houston, TX (US); Robert John Tivy, Ojai, CA (US); Santhanakrishnan Badri Narayanan, Bangalore (IN); and Prithvi Shankar Yeyyadi Anantha, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,227.
Application 18/662,227 is a continuation of application No. 17/550,948, filed on Dec. 14, 2021, granted, now 12,013,931.
Prior Publication US 2024/0296220 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/54 (2013.01) [G06F 9/485 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a set of primary components, each primary component of the set of primary components having an access identifier, among multiple access identifiers, and an access attribute, among multiple access attributes;
a set of secondary components, each secondary component of the set of secondary components protected by a firewall; and
an interconnect coupled between the set of primary components and the set of secondary components;
wherein each firewall is configured to specify, for each specific combination of an access identifier and access attribute, whether access to the associated secondary component is permitted and what type of access is permitted.