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Device and program for ciphering data

US8375074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2007
Grant dateFeb 12, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/84
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal to be connected to a network has: a data acquisition unit for acquiring first data from the network; an extraction unit for extracting second data regarding a physical quantity in accordance with the first data; a random number generation unit for generating a random number in accordance with the second data; and an enciphering unit for enciphering the first data in accordance with the random number. The terminal has further a counter unit for counting the number of the first data, wherein the random number generation unit generates a random number in accordance with the second data or a value counted by the counter unit.

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