Communication system and method

US8948725B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948725-B2
Application numberUS-62551609-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 24, 2009
Priority dateMar 22, 2002
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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The invention relates to a communication system which comprises at least one user equipment having a plurality of identities associated therewith. The user equipment has means for storing at least one of the identities. Storage means are provided for storing at least one of the plurality of identities and means for receiving identity information from the user equipment, for obtaining from the storage means at least one identity associated with the received identity information and for sending to the user equipment the at least one obtained from the storage means.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least: send, from a user equipment, identity information relating to the user equipment; and receive, at the user equipment, at least one of a public identity and a private identity, wherein the at least one of the public…

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What does patent US8948725B2 cover?
The invention relates to a communication system which comprises at least one user equipment having a plurality of identities associated therewith. The user equipment has means for storing at least one of the identities. Storage means are provided for storing at least one of the plurality of identities and means for receiving identity information from the user equipment, for obtaining from the s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bajko Gabor, Perala Martti, Maansaari Kirsi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L65/1006. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).