Patent ID: 8897929
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting at least one software command of a data processing system of an aircraft cockpit, said data-processing system comprising a call-up mechanism allowing a user to call up said at least one software command, this method comprising: locking said call-up mechanism in order to block the call up mechanism from sending a call to initiate the at least one software command; receiving in the data processing system an information item for unlocking said call-up mechanism of said at least one software command; verifying in the data processing system at least one predetermined rule, said at least one predetermined rule being dependent on a characteristic of said at least one software command and/or a configuration of a device which includes the data processing system; and in response to said receiving of said information item for unlocking and said step of verifying, unlocking said call-up mechanism such that said at least one software command is able to be called up via said call-up mechanism of said at least one software command only if said call-up mechanism is in an unlocked state.