Method and system for verifying a link between an application accessing a communications device and a device controlling the access
First Claim
1. A method for verifying a link between an application accessing a communications device and a control device controlling the access, the method comprising the steps of:
- exchanging operation-maintained messages between the application and the control device; and
initiating error recovery if no operation-maintained message is received for at least one of the application and the control device after a predefinable period of time is expired.
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Abstract
A method and system for verifying a link between an application accessing a communications device and a device controlling the access wherein operation-maintained messages are exchanged between the application and the device, and in cases in which no operation-maintained message has been received from the application and/or the device after a predefinable period of time has expired, configurable error recovery is initiated which includes, for example, terminating the link between the application and the communications device, restarting the application and issuing information about the failure or the malfunction of the application.
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1. A method for verifying a link between an application accessing a communications device and a control device controlling the access, the method comprising the steps of:
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exchanging operation-maintained messages between the application and the control device; and
initiating error recovery if no operation-maintained message is received for at least one of the application and the control device after a predefinable period of time is expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A system for verifying a link between an application accessing a communications device and a control device controlling the access, comprising a central unit implemented in the control device, the central unit for exchanging operation-maintained messages between the application and the control device, and for initiating error recovery when no operation-maintained message is received from the application after a predefinable period of time has expired.
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