Patent · US Expired

Simple modem log-on authentication

US5440617A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1994
Grant dateAug 8, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

After receiving an answer tone from a receiver modem, a sender modem transmits a series of DTMF pulses of predetermined tone, duration, and spacing. If the receiver modem does not verify that the pulses have the correct tone, duration and spacing, it simply hangs up.

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