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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2000
Applicants:
Joerg Schwenk, Dieburg, DE;
Tobias Martin, Rabenau-Ruddinghausen, DE;
Inventors:
Joerg Schwenk, Dieburg, DE;
Tobias Martin, Rabenau-Ruddinghausen, DE;
Assignee:
Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for generating a personal identification number (PIN), made up of a number of N decimal digits, to be used for money cards and other devices requiring security, from a binary number having L digits, in particular from a binary code specific to an individual, the PINs are generated such that they are randomly uniformly distributed over the available number domain.