Patent · US Expired

Sensor with signature of data relating to sensor

US7522949B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2004
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2024

Classification

  • 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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