Method for synchronous encryption over a communication medium
US6944299B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/43637
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method provide for synchronized operation of encryption processes at two remote communication terminals. A first one of the terminals detects information associated with a current time during the establishment of a connection between the two terminals. The current time information is then utilized to create a start encryption time. That start encryption time information is transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal. Both terminals then monitor the passage of time and begin encryption in a synchronous manner when the current time matches the start encryption time.
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