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Apparatus and method for reducing transmission bandwidth and storage requirements in a cryptographic security system

US6567914B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2000
Grant dateMay 20, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and methods for facilitating a reduction in data transmission bandwidth removes unnecessary data relating to encryption keys prior to sending a message or storing the encrypted information for a recipient. Encrypted data, such as message data for multiple recipients, is analyzed to determine whether encryption related data for other recipients may be removed.

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