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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2001
Applicants:

Hans Christopher Sowa, Schaumburg, IL (US);

Daniel J. Mcdonald, Cary, IL (US);

David J. Chater-lea, Crowthorne, GB;

Scott J. Pappas, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Jason J. Johur, Maidenhead, GB;

Dennis Newkirk, West Chicago, IL (US);

Randy Kremske, Woodstock, IL (US);

Walter F. Anderson, Algonquin, IL (US);

Glenn Brian Walton, Tadley, GB;

Inventors:

Hans Christopher Sowa, Schaumburg, IL (US);

Daniel J. McDonald, Cary, IL (US);

David J. Chater-Lea, Crowthorne, GB;

Scott J. Pappas, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Jason J. Johur, Maidenhead, GB;

Dennis Newkirk, West Chicago, IL (US);

Randy Kremske, Woodstock, IL (US);

Walter F. Anderson, Algonquin, IL (US);

Glenn Brian Walton, Tadley, GB;

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device () to a second system device (). It is determined whether a mobile station (), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station () where the mobile station () is active, and the base station () forwards the key material to the mobile station ().


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