Apple patents system to manage secure data transfers using modular kernels
Apple has been granted a patent for a method that manages how data is transferred securely within a device. The system uses an application identifier to select and configure a specific software module, known as a kernel, to handle the transfer.
In the filing’s own words
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to manage kernels within a secure element for performance of a data transfer.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, configure the one or more processors to: receive information for a data transfer, the information including an application identifier; determine a virtual kernel identifier based at least in part on the application identifier, the virtual kernel identifier enabling a mapping of the application identifier to a respective kernel stored by the device; determine the respective kernel to be utilized for performance of the data transfer based at least in part on the virtual kernel identifier and the mapping; determine a configuration for the respective kernel based at least in part on the virtual kernel identifier; configure the respective kernel with the configuration; and utilize the respective kernel, configured with the configuration, to facilitate the data transfer.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- Modular kernel arrangement
- Patent number
- US12761988B2
- Application number
- 18328698
- Filed
- Jun 2, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 7
- Claims
- 18
Classified under
G06F 9/545 Physics & computingG06F 9/45558 Physics & computingG06F 9/54 Physics & computingG06F 13/00 Physics & computingG06F 21/57 Physics & computingG06F 21/62 Physics & computingMore from Apple in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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