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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:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Steffen Fries, Munich, DE;
Wolfgang Klasen, Ottobrunn, DE;
Gerald Volkmann, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for data communication in a cryptographic system containing a plurality of entities is specified, in which the entities are arranged in a hierarchical structure. If a current entity in the structure is altered, those entities which are connected directly to the current entity's hierarchically superordinate entity are notified of the alteration.