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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2001
Applicants:
Vasco Vollmer, Holle, DE;
Matthias Hofmann, Hildesheim, DE;
Inventors:
Vasco Vollmer, Holle, DE;
Matthias Hofmann, Hildesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To control access to elements within a bus system or network, an external device identifies itself with a bus manager or network manager via a device-specific identifier. After authentication on the basis of a digital key, access is granted to the external device in accordance with its membership in a certain class of elements of the bus system or network.