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Method of authenticating an application for personal digital assistant using a unique ID based on a personal computer and system using thereof

US7594274B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2003
Grant dateSep 22, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/101
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

By using a unique ID generated by considering the hardware characteristic of PC in PDA where an application program, etc. distributed based on PC is installed, it makes possible to generate and authenticate a virtual unique ID in PDA so as to authenticate drive of the application in PDA. As such, the file size of a distributed edition is small in its characteristic and it is difficult to have a protecting means such as security, etc. in view of the characteristic of device. Hence, illegal distribution is easy and a more certain solution is provided so as to prevent illegal copy of the application in PDA having a feasible characteristic in protecting copyright.

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