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Method and system for the processing of messages in a telecommunication system

US6925568B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 2000
Grant dateAug 2, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for encrypting, in a telecommunication system, outgoing message traffic between mobile stations operating in accordance with current mobile communication standards and/or between a mobile station and a service provider, and for decrypting incoming message traffic, includes directing encrypted messages to and receiving encrypted messages from only those members of a limited closed receiver group that are located in a given geographic area.

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