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Method of releasing communication between at least two communication devices

US7412230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2003
Grant dateAug 12, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of releasing communication between at least two communication devices (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), a data carrier (36), that is able to be read from in a non-contacting manner and that contains an authorization code (AUC), is brought into the vicinity of communication devices (4, 5, 8) that are to be released, and the authorization code (AUC) is read out in a non-contacting manner by a reading device (21, 22, 25) contained in the relevant communication device (4, 5, 8) and is fed by the reading device (21, 22, 25) to a releasing device (40, 41, 44) that, after analyzing the authorization code (AUC), is responsible for releasing communication between the communication devices (4, 5, 8) to be released.

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