Patent ID: 9280655
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an electronic device including a processor configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode and a memory including a first region and a second region, the method comprising: executing, by the processor, the first mode, wherein the first mode is more secure than the second mode; receiving, by the processor operating in the first mode, data or information related to a non-secure software program stored in the first region; and authenticating, by the processor operating in the first mode, at least a portion of the data or information using a secure software program stored in the second region, wherein authenticating the at least a portion of the data or information comprises comparing a value computed from at least a portion of the received data or information with a pre-stored value, and wherein the value computed from at least a portion of the received data or information represents memory address information of at least a part of the non-secure software program.