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Secure electronic entity for time certification

US8881974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2003
Grant dateNov 11, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/073
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a secure electronic entity (11) containing a time measuring unit (18) and comprising a unit (21) for certifying an information concerning a date or a time interval, the certifying unit (21) receiving from the time measuring unit (18) data concerning the date or the time interval and producing certification data of the information concerning a date or a time interval addressed to and external entity. The invention is applicable in particular to microcircuit cards.

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