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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Alessandro Checcucci, Siena, IT;
Davide Tazzari, Arezzo, IT;
Filippo Vernia, La Spezia, IT;
ABB Technology AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
To protect a software to be transferred to programmable electronic devices, a management system for programmable electronic devices is provided, comprising: a plurality of electronic devices (), each identified by at least one unique identification parameter (ID) and containing at least one encryption key (Key); —at least one protected site () in which a protected database () resides, in which the unique identification parameter (ID) and the encryption key (Key) are stored for each electronic device (); —a server () programmed to receive a request for transmission of a software from a device () and to generate an encrypted version of said software, using the encryption key (Key) associated in the database () with the unique identification parameter (ID) of the device () that has requested the transmission of said software.