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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Klaus Freiberg, Hördt, DE;
Jürgen Laforsch, Karlsruhe, DE;
Ingo Landgraf, Fürth-Poppenreuth, DE;
Simone Thoneick, Erlangen, DE;
Klaus Freiberg, Hördt, DE;
Jürgen Laforsch, Karlsruhe, DE;
Ingo Landgraf, Fürth-Poppenreuth, DE;
Simone Thoneick, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method of lifeboat monitoring between a first and a second communication device, wherein a first monitoring request is received by the second communication device from the first communication device, where the first monitoring request to has a first monitoring time. In addition, a first reception time is determined by the second communication device based on the first monitoring time, lifeboat signals are received by the second communication device from the first communication device, and an interruption in the communication connection to the first communication device is triggered by the second communication device if, during the first reception time following receipt by the second communication device of the last lifeboat signal, a new lifeboat signal from the first communication device is unreceived by the second communication device.