Appeal No. 1998-0183
Application No. 08/413,040
The invention is related to a device for protecting data
transmitted by a facsimile machine. The device is a
self-contained unit comprising a lightweight, detachable,
portable housing which can be attached to a free standing
facsimile machine or directly to a telephone line. Mounted
within the housing is a keypad and a visual display associated
with the keypad for transmitting command signals to electronic
circuitry mounted within the housing. The electronic
circuitry allows encryption of the data received by the
facsimile machine and storage of the encrypted data for
subsequent retrieval upon command of the user of the device.
When a retrieval signal is transmitted to the electronic
circuitry, the data are either transmitted in an encrypted
form to a receiving facsimile, where they are decrypted in
accordance with the matching code, or are decrypted by a
similar device attached to a remote (receiving) facsimile
machine. The invention is further illustrated by claim 1
below.
1. A device for protecting data transmitted by a
facsimile machine, comprising:
a lightweight self-contained detachable, portable
housing provided with means for encrypting
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