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Patent US8176564 - Special PC mode entered upon detection of undesired state - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system and method for monitoring a computer, particularly a pay-per-use computer, uses an isolated computing environment or supervisor. The isolated computing environment boots prior to any boot device associated with an operating system, runs concurrently with the operating system and monitors and...http://www.google.com/patents/US8176564?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8176564 - Special PC mode entered upon detection of undesired stateAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8176564 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/152,214Publication dateMay 8, 2012Filing dateJun 14, 2005Priority dateNov 15, 2004Also published asEP1815639A2, EP1815639A4, US20060107329, WO2006055420A2, WO2006055420A3Publication number11152214, 152214, US 8176564 B2, US 8176564B2, US-B2-8176564, US8176564 B2, US8176564B2InventorsAlexander Frank, Curt A. Steeb, Isaac P. Ahdout, James S. Duffus, Martin Hall, Nicholas Temple, Rajagopal Venkatachalam, Thomas Phillips, Zhangwei XuOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (110), Non-Patent Citations (149), Referenced by (4), Classifications (10), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSpecial PC mode entered upon detection of undesired stateUS 8176564 B2Abstract A system and method for monitoring a computer, particularly a pay-per-use computer, uses an isolated computing environment or supervisor. The isolated computing environment boots prior to any boot device associated with an operating system, runs concurrently with the operating system and monitors and measures the computer in operation. Once the isolated computing environment determines the computer is not in compliance with the required policies, the isolated computing environment may either impose an impediment to use such as slowing clock speed or completely disable the operating system. The user may have to return the computer to a service provider to restore it from the offending condition and reset the computer to an operational state.
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