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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Monica Wifvesson, Lund, SE;
Michael Liljenstam, Solna, SE;
John Mattsson, Täby, SE;
Karl Norrman, Stockholm, SE;
Monica Wifvesson, Lund, SE;
Michael Liljenstam, Solna, SE;
John Mattsson, Täby, SE;
Karl Norrman, Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
There is described herein a device () for communicating with a network. The device () comprises a communications unit for receiving data, a notification device for providing a notification to a user, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the communications unit and notification unit. The communications unit is configured to receive an information message (), and to receive security authentication data () associated with the information message if such security authentication data is available. The control unit is configured to operate in a first or second configuration. In the first configuration it ignores the security authentication data, (), and instructs the notification unit to convey the notification to the user. In the second configuration, it verifies the information message () on the basis of the security authentication data and instructs the notification unit to convey the notification to the user if the verification is successful. The communications unit is configured to receive a configuration message () indicating the configuration in which the control unit should operate, and the control unit is configured to change configuration if the indicated configuration is different to the current configuration.