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Date-and-time management device and signature generation apparatus with date-and-time management function

US7272720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateMar 14, 2001
Grant dateSep 18, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/109
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Before accepting a setting request from a predetermined manager in a plurality of date-and-time managers capable of issuing a date-and-time setting request, a setting request from any manager can be accepted. After accepting a setting request from a predetermined manager, only the setting request from the predetermined manager can be accepted. A date and time can be set in response to an accepted date-and-time setting request.

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