Sensor with signature of data relating to sensor
US6708049B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sensor has codes useful for a monitor which can be authenticated as accurate. The sensor produces a signal corresponding to a measured physiological characteristic and provides codes which can be assured of being accurate and authentic when used by a monitor. A memory associated with the sensor stores both data relating to the sensor and a digital signature. The digital signature authenticates the quality of the code by ensuring it was generated by an entity having predetermined quality controls, and ensures the code is accurate.
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