Method and system for validating a device that uses a dynamic identifier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9971986
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13852352

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A method that comprises obtaining a currently received signature from a device; obtaining a candidate identifier associated with the device; consulting a database to obtain a set of previously received signatures associated with the candidate identifier; and validating the currently received signature based on a comparison of the currently received signature to the set of previously received signatures associated with the candidate identifier. Also, a method that comprises obtaining a currently received signature from a device; decrypting the currently received signature to obtain a candidate identifier; and a candidate scrambling code; consulting a database to obtain a set of previously received scrambling codes associated with the candidate identifier; and validating the currently received signature based on a comparison of the candidate scrambling code to the set of previously received scrambling codes associated with the candidate identifier.

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BCE INCVERDUN QC H3E 3B3

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
O'Brien, William G Nanaimo, CA 43 2908
Yeap, Tet Hin Ottawa, CA 50 2262

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