US Patent 7953536 Inertial sensor software architecture security method

A method and apparatus is provided for validating a plurality of data, comprising transmitting one or more first values for a variable from a first source of values to a first processor, transmitting one or more second values for the variable from a second source of values to the first processor, transmitting one or more third values for the variable from the first source of values for to the second processor, transmitting one or more fourth values for the variable from the second source to the first processor, comparing the one or more first values for the variable with the one or more third values for the variable, comparing the one or more second values for the variable with the one or more third values for the variable, and comparing the one or more second values for the variable with the one or more fourth values for the variable.