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Cellular phone provided with legal identification means of the owner of the cellular phone

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-12-18
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Granted: 2000-01-18
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Expires: 2016-12-18
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Abstract

Abstract A cellular phone including a central processing unit, receiving and transmitting means, and data input/output means, the phone comprising means for the legal identification of the owner of the cellular phone and data sending/receiving means, the identification means generating encrypted information relating to personal data that unequivocally identify the owner of the cellular phone for transmission, through the sending/receiving means, to a decryption and identification station.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lorenzo Musa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 12:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W12/00; H04W12/06; H04W12/03; H04W12/033

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
A cellular phone comprising a central processing unit, receiving and transmitting means, and data input/output means, further comprising means for the legal identification of the owner of said cellular phone and data sending/receiving means, said identification means generating encrypted information relating to personal data that unequivocally identify the owner of said cellular phone for transmission, through said sending/receiving means, to a decryption and identification station, said means for the legal identification of the owner being actuatable only through a physical and unique feature of the legal owner of phone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
A cellular phone comprising a central processing unit, receiving and transmitting means, and data input/output means, further comprising means for the legal identification of the owner of said cellular phone and data sending/receiving means, said identification means generating encrypted information relating to personal data that unequivocally identify the owner of said cellular phone for transmission, through said sending/receiving means, to a decryption and identification station, said means for the legal identification of the owner being actuatable only through a physical and unique feature of the legal owner of phone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 64 words
A cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein said means for the legal identification of the owner of said cellular phone comprise an audio smart card provided with a microprocessor, said card being insertable in said cellular phone and containing personal identification data of the owner of said cellular phone, said audio smart card being voice-activated only by the legal owner of the card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A cellular phone according to claim 2, wherein said microprocessor included in said audio smart card generates an encryption algorithm for encrypting said personal data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
A cellular phone according to claim 3, wherein said encryption algorithm generated by said microprocessor of said smart card is a time-variable algorithm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein said sending/receiving means comprise modulation/demodulation means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
A cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein it comprises memory means adapted to store a database that contains information relating to users of interest to the owner of said cellular phone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
A cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein it comprises a card that contains the telephone number of said cellular phone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
A cellular phone according to claim 2, wherein said smart card is of the PCMCIA type.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A cellular phone according to claim 5, wherein said modulation/demodulation means are provided on a PCMCIA card, said card being insertable in said cellular phone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 49 words
A cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein said means for the legal identification of the owner of said cellular phone are permanently inserted in said phone, said means being activated by a secret numeric sequence entered by the user through the data input means of the digital telephone.

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