Patent ID: 8667293
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G16H,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of protecting a handheld medical device from executing a computer software entity installed in memory of the handheld medical device for execution by the handheld medical device, comprising: receiving a revocation list from a remote data server at a configuration device, the revocation list including N cryptographic certificates associated with N computer software entities, respectively, that are not to be executed by any of a group of medical devices including a handheld medical device, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to zero; receiving data from the handheld medical device at the configuration device, the data including a cryptographic certificate that is associated with a given computer software entity that is presently installed in a memory of the handheld medical device for execution by the handheld medical device; comparing the cryptographic certificate with the revocation list; and executing a protective function by the configuration device when the cryptographic certificate is the same as one of the N cryptographic certificates of the revocation list.