Method of assigning a device identification
US6114970A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R16/0315
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of assigning a unique device identification to an electronic device coupled into a communication architecture. Once coupled into the communication architecture a piece of globally unique identifying data is retrieved and utilized to generate a device identification which identification is then assigned to the device.
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