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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
Sphinx Electronics Gmbh & CO KG, Kenzingen, DE;
Sphinx Electronics GmbH & Co KG, Kenzingen, DE;
Abstract
A method of starting up and managing an offline control device with a management control unit and a terminal, includes: implementing of a multi-factor/ID authentication algorithm in the terminal; delivering the terminal and a first storage medium having a storage medium ID and a first security code to a customer; delivering of a second security code generated using the first security code, to a second storage medium of the customer; positioning, by a user, of the first and second storage mediums at the terminal and reading of the storage medium ID and the first and second security codes, and offline checking by the algorithm of the terminal, whether the read first and second security codes are valid with one another; after a positive multi-factor authentication check, storing the storage medium ID as the authorization ID and the first security code in the terminal; and terminating the initial start-up mode.