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Communication method and apparatus for carrying out cipher communications telephonically
Assignee: Murata Machinery Ltd
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Filing: 1996-06-05
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A communication method that can easily carry out cipher communication. At the caller, a secret key is produced based on data including the caller's own telephone number and the telephone number of the called station, and then image data is transmitted after enciphering it based on that secret key. At the called station, modem signal data including the telephone number of the caller transmitted during the ring off period of the call tone is received, the telephone number of the caller is detected from among that received data and a secret key is produced based on the telephone numbers of the caller and the called station. Afterwards when coded data is received, the coded data is deciphered based on that secret key and printed out.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Murakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-03 23:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L9/00; H04K; H04K1/00; H04L9/08; H04L9/0816; H04L9/0838; H04L9/0861; H04L9/0866; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/44; H04N1/4406; H04N1/4413; H04N1/448; H04N1/4486; H04M; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/60; H04M2203/609; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/22; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A communication method that enciphers data based on a predetermined key and transmits the data as well as deciphering received coded data based on a predetermined key, comprising the steps of: producing, at a caller side, said key based on data including at least a telephone number of the caller; and producing, at a receiver side, said key based on data including at least the telephone number of the caller that is transmitted during ring off periods of call tone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A communication method that enciphers data based on a predetermined key and transmits the data as well as deciphering received coded data based on a predetermined key, comprising the steps of: producing, at a caller side, said key based on data including at least a telephone number of the caller; and producing, at a receiver side, said key based on data including at least the telephone number of the caller that is transmitted during ring off periods of call tone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the caller produces a secret key based on the telephone number of the caller and the telephone number of the receiver and transmits the data after enciphering the data based on the caller's secret key, and wherein the receiver produces a secret key based on the telephone number of the receiver and the data including the telephone number of the caller that is transmitted during the ring off period of the call tone and deciphers the received coded data based on the receiver's secret key.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the receiver uses data including the telephone number of the caller that is transmitted in the ring off period of the call tone as a public key and transmits its data after enciphering the data based on said public key, and wherein the caller produces a secret key based on data including the caller's own telephone number and deciphers the received coded data based on that secret key.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the caller produces a secret key based on data including the caller's own telephone number and transmits its data after enciphering the data based on that secret key, and wherein the receiver uses data including the telephone number of the caller that is transmitted in the ring off period of the call tone as a public key and deciphers the received coded data based on that public key.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A communication apparatus that enciphers data based on a predetermined key and transmits the data as well as deciphering received coded data based on a predetermined key, comprising: first key production means for producing a key based on data including at least a telephone number of the communication apparatus when the communication apparatus functions as a caller; and second key production means for producing a key based on data including at least the telephone number of the caller transmitted during a ring off period of a call tone when the communication apparatus functions as a receiver.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A communication apparatus that enciphers data based on a predetermined key and transmits the data as well as deciphering received coded data based on a predetermined key, comprising: first key production means for producing a key based on data including at least a telephone number of the communication apparatus when the communication apparatus functions as a caller; and second key production means for producing a key based on data including at least the telephone number of the caller transmitted during a ring off period of a call tone when the communication apparatus functions as a receiver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The communication method as recited in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the coded data received and memorized in an image memory cannot be decoded or printed out unless a predetermined password is input.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The communication apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein the coded data received and memorized in an image memory cannot be decoded or printed out unless a predetermined password is input.
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