Address management system, interface ID setting processor, communication terminal, address management method, and computer program
First Claim
1. An address management system, comprising:
- a communication terminal; and
an interface ID setting processor for issuing an interface ID as an address corresponding to the communication terminal, wherein the communication terminal communicates with the interface ID setting processor, and wherein the interface ID setting processor outputs the interface ID to the communication terminal upon authentication of the communication terminal, and the communication terminal apparatus receives the interface ID and stores the interface ID in an interface ID storing memory in the communication terminal so that the interface ID is set in the communication terminal such that the interface ID corresponds to the communication terminal.
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Abstract
In an address management system, an interface ID can be handed over from one apparatus to another without losing the correspondence between the interface ID and a user. As a result, the interface ID can be used as a unique identifier for the user. Accordingly, an effective infrastructure for individualized services is achieved. The interface ID may be constant for one user even when an apparatus is replaced, and thus IPv6 communication can be used as a user-associated address in high availability services, such as telephone services. Furthermore, the interface ID can be returned and reused, and thus the interface ID can be efficiently used.
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26 Claims
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1. An address management system, comprising:
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a communication terminal; and
an interface ID setting processor for issuing an interface ID as an address corresponding to the communication terminal, wherein the communication terminal communicates with the interface ID setting processor, and wherein the interface ID setting processor outputs the interface ID to the communication terminal upon authentication of the communication terminal, and the communication terminal apparatus receives the interface ID and stores the interface ID in an interface ID storing memory in the communication terminal so that the interface ID is set in the communication terminal such that the interface ID corresponds to the communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An interface ID setting processor for issuing an interface ID as an address corresponding to a communication terminal, the processor comprising:
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authenticating parts for performing authentication with the communication terminal;
deciding parts for deciding whether the communication terminal is authenticated or not; and
an output for outputting the interface ID to the communication terminal so that the interface ID is set in the communication terminal according to the result of the decision by the deciding parts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A communication terminal for performing communication, comprising storing parts for storing an interface ID as an address corresponding to the communication terminal and an electronic signature for verifying falsification.
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18. An address management method for managing an address which is to be set in a communication terminal for performing communication, comprising:
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performing authentication between an interface ID setting processor issuing an interface ID as the address corresponding to the communication terminal and the communication terminal in which the address is to be set;
outputting the interface ID from the interface ID setting processor to the communication terminal when the authentication is complete; and
storing the interface ID received by the communication terminal in a memory in the communication terminal so that the interface ID is set in the communication terminal such that the interface ID corresponds to the communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program in which an address to be set in a communication terminal for performing communication is issued in a computer system, the program comprising the steps of:
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performing authentication between an interface ID setting processor issuing an interface ID as the address corresponding to the communication terminal and the communication terminal in which the address is to be set; and
outputting the interface ID from the interface ID setting processor to the communication terminal when the authentication is complete.
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26. A computer program in which an address to be set in a communication terminal for performing communication is issued in a computer system, the program comprising the steps of:
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receiving a real interface ID which includes an electronic signature and which can be practically used from a connected first communication terminal apparatus;
verifying the electronic signature of the real interface ID; and
outputting the real interface ID to a second communication terminal so that the real interface ID is set in the second communication terminal when the verification is complete.
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