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Method for programming and configuring a device in a traceable manner

  • US 10,599,112 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2015
  • Issued: 03/24/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the traceable programming and/or configuring of at least one embedded device, the method comprising:

  • (a) transmitting, from a programming system, data to a plurality of embedded devices, with the transmitted data including code executable by each of the devices and being generated from a source code;

    (b) producing, by the programming system, a first unique identifier by use of a hash function on the basis of at least some of the transmitted data and of at least some of the source code and of an identification of each of the plurality of devices, such that a different first unique identifier is generated for each of the plurality of embedded devices;

    (c) transmitting, by the programming system, the first unique identifier to each of the plurality of embedded devices and storing, by each of the embedded devices, the respective first unique identifier at a respective embedded device; and

    (d) storing at least the transmitted data used for the first unique identifier, the source code used for the first unique identifier, and the first unique identifier are stored in a memory device independent of the device which is a server arranged remote from the programming system.

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