Target device, method and system for managing device, and external device
US8412958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device management system is configured with a target device including at least one unit that includes a tamper-resistant chip, a management apparatus that manages or uses the target device, and an authentication apparatus including a database for authentication, connected via a network in a communicable manner. In the target device, each unit is equipped with the tamper-resistant chip that collects device information specific to a unit, stores collected device information, and stores a confidential-key.
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