Faceplate for quick removal and securing of encryption device
First Claim
1. A reach-back communications terminal, comprising:
- a telephone;
an interface to connect said telephone to a communications network;
an encryption communications device operable to encrypt a path between said telephone and said interface; and
a personality faceplate in a case holding said encryption communications device, said personality faceplate being removably connectable to said reach-back communications terminal to allow easy and quick user removal of said encryption communications device.
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Abstract
A reach back secure communications terminal includes an easily removed and secured personality faceplate including an encryption device. The personality faceplate removes the encryption device from the reach back secure communications terminal, while leaving behind non-secure portions of the reach back secure communications terminal. This feature is most advantageous in emergency situations where a user needs to evacuate an area quickly, without the need to have to disconnect and carry in a secure manner the entire reach-back terminal. Because the personality faceplate with the encryption device attached is smaller than the entire reach-back terminal, it is more easily physically secured once removed.
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30 Claims
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1. A reach-back communications terminal, comprising:
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a telephone;
an interface to connect said telephone to a communications network;
an encryption communications device operable to encrypt a path between said telephone and said interface; and
a personality faceplate in a case holding said encryption communications device, said personality faceplate being removably connectable to said reach-back communications terminal to allow easy and quick user removal of said encryption communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing easily secured encryption in a reach-back communications device, comprising:
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providing a communications path through an encryption communications device to a communications network; and
providing a user-removable personality faceplate in a case holding said reach-back communications device, said user-removable personality faceplate including said encryption communications device and being quickly removed from said reach-back communications device allowing a user of said encryption communications device to quickly remove and secure said encryption communications device via said user-removable personality faceplate without also requiring said user to physically secure a non-secure communications portion of said reach-back communications device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Apparatus for providing easily secured encryption in a reach-back communications device, comprising:
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means for providing a communications path through an encryption communications device to a communications network; and
means for providing a user-removable personality faceplate in a case holding said reach-back communications device, said user-removable personality faceplate including said encryption communications device and being quickly removed from said reach-back communications device allowing a user of said encryption communications device to quickly remove and secure said encryption communications device via said user-removable personality faceplate without also requiring said user to physically secure a non-secure communications portion of said reach-back communications device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A reach-back communications terminal, comprising:
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a GSM communications device;
an encryption device to encrypt information passing to and from said GSM communications device; and
a GSM personality card.
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30. In a reach-back communications terminal including encryption capability, the improvement comprising:
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a GSM cellular telephone enclosed by said reach-back communications terminal, said GSM cellular telephone being adapted to pass information through an encryption device in said reach-back communications terminal; and
a subscriber identity module (SIM) adapted for regular insertion and removal by a user from said GSM cellular telephone inside said reach-back communications terminal.
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Specification