Patent ID: 7739507
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A personal computer system, comprising: a personal computer bus having attached therewith a personal computer main processor; a data communication interface for establishing a communication to a key provider so that the key provider, located in a device attached to the personal computer bus, can communicate via the personal computer bus; and an internal interface attached to the personal computer bus, the internal interface being connected to an adapter card having a hardware multimedia endpoint, the hardware multimedia endpoint comprising: an interface for interfacing to a computer; and a processor for receiving cryptographic information from the computer, for processing the cryptographic information, and for outputting cryptographic information to the computer, wherein the processor is operative to process cryptographic information such that an authentication procedure with a third party, which is different from the computer is established, wherein the computer system is operative to receive and forward cryptographic information between the hardware multimedia endpoint and the key provider such that an authentication procedure between the key provider and the hardware multimedia endpoint, which are different from the personal computer main processor, is established, wherein the adapter card is a graphics card, a printer card or a sound card.