Portable telecommunication security device
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for providing secure communications over a network, the system comprising at least two communication devices, each including:
- a processor;
a security device coupled to the processor;
a digital port being coupled to the processor;
a conversion device operable to convert between digital data and audio and being coupled to the processor;
an audio port coupled to the conversion device;
a memory coupled to the processor; and
code being stored in the memory and executable by the processor to;
selectively establish a point-to-point communication between first and second ones of the communications devices across the network via at least one cellular communications portion of the network so as to effect a secure exchange of data by encrypting data and decrypting data to be transmitted and received, respectively; and
selectively communicate data from the conversion device of the first communications device and indicative of audio received at the audio port of the first communications device across the point-to-point communication via the digital port of the first communications device to the conversion device of the second communications device, where it is converted to audio provided at the audio port of the second device.
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Abstract
A portable security device for providing secure communications over a plurality of networks is presented. In one embodiment, the device comprises, at least one communication port for transfer of audio data, at least one communication port for transfer of digital data, a keypad, an encoding/decoding device, a conversion device operable to covert between audio and digital data and a processor, in communication with a memory, the keypad, the said encoding/decoding device, operable to execute code for selecting a configuration of a transmission and a reception port from among said communication ports dependent upon the presence of a network communication device and an input/output device in communication with said selected ports, providing data received from said selected reception port to said encryption/decryption device for encrypting; and providing said encrypted data to said selected transmission port. In one aspect of the invention, encrypted voice data can be transferred over a wireless network using cellular phones, over a wired and wireless network using land-based telephones, cellular phones or satellite phones. In another aspect, encrypted computer data may be transferred over wired or wireless networks.
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1. A system for providing secure communications over a network, the system comprising at least two communication devices, each including:
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a processor; a security device coupled to the processor; a digital port being coupled to the processor; a conversion device operable to convert between digital data and audio and being coupled to the processor; an audio port coupled to the conversion device; a memory coupled to the processor; and code being stored in the memory and executable by the processor to; selectively establish a point-to-point communication between first and second ones of the communications devices across the network via at least one cellular communications portion of the network so as to effect a secure exchange of data by encrypting data and decrypting data to be transmitted and received, respectively; and selectively communicate data from the conversion device of the first communications device and indicative of audio received at the audio port of the first communications device across the point-to-point communication via the digital port of the first communications device to the conversion device of the second communications device, where it is converted to audio provided at the audio port of the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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