Appeal No. 2003-0285
Application No. 08/814,409
Claims 1 and 23 are illustrative of the claimed invention,
and they read as follows:
1. An encrypting apparatus connectable via a
communication network to a remote computer disposed at a
remote place, comprising:
a circuit unit, having at least one programmable
logic device, to form an encrypting circuit with the
programmable logic device corresponding to given encrypting
specifications;
a network connecting unit to connect said
encrypting apparatus to the communication network;
a mapping data generating unit to read change data
for changing at least one of the encrypting specifications
in accordance with predetermined criteria received from the
remote computer via the communication network, and to
generate a mapping data object representing the structure of
the encrypting circuit;
a changing unit, coupled to said circuit unit and
said change data generating unit, to change automatically a
structure of the encrypting circuit corresponding to the
mapping data object by changing a circuit structure of the
programmable logic device without removal from said
encrypting apparatus; and
an enclosure substantially surrounding said circuit
unit, said network connecting unit, said mapping data
generating unit and said changing unit.
23. An encrypting method, comprising:
forming an encrypting circuit corresponding to
given encrypting specifications with at least one
programmable logic device;
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