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Hiding a device identity

US9032201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia · FI

Inventors

Georg Mayer · Wien, AT
Peter Leis · Penzberg, DE
Günther Horn · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2009
Grant date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W80/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to hiding a device identifier (IMEI) in a communication system. Identifying a device is done by indicating an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) as an instance identifier of the device of a user. Generating a globally routable user agent uniform resource identifier (GRUU) for the user is done by encrypting the instance identifier so that the GRUU comprises an identity of the user and the encrypted instance identifier.

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