Patent ID: 8601465
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for hosting a safety critical application (SCA) on an uncontrolled data processing device (UDPD), the method comprising: installing a SCA on a UDPD; determining, with a UDPD, whether the SCA is installed properly on the UDPD; determining, with the UDPD, whether the SCA is functioning properly on the UDPD; preventing, with the UDPD, the SCA from operating freely on the UDPD when: permitting, with the UDPD, the SCA to operate freely on the UDPD when the SCA is determined to operate properly on the UDPD, wherein a determination that the SCA operates properly on the UDPD requires: a verification that the SCA installed properly on the UDPD; and a verification that the SCA functions properly on the UDPD.