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Method of programming a radio identification code in a communication unit

US5581803A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1994
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W8/26
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An identification (ID) code (204) in a memory slot (203) within a communication unit (200) is programmable only through a received RF message and a valid trigger for programming the memory slot (203). No other connection to the radio, such as a standard programming port (206), is capable of being used to program the memory slot (203). An ID code (204), such as a security ID, is programmed via an RF message. The ID code (204) is a special code known to a communication system. No request for a communication resource is granted to a communication unit (200) that does not have the ID code (204), thereby keeping unauthorized users from gaining access to the communication system.

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