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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Petteri Heinonen, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Petteri Heinonen, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Sonera Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/14 ; H04L009/12 ; H04Q007/18 ; H04Q007/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for encrypting, in a telecommunication system, outgoing message traffic between mobile stations operating in accordance with current mobile communication standards and/or between a mobile station and a service provider, and for decrypting incoming message traffic, includes directing encrypted messages to and receiving encrypted messages from only those members of a limited closed receiver group that are located in a given geographic area.