Patent ID: 9730004
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A network for securing contactless communications, the network comprising: a first device; a receiving device configured to receive first data from the first device; an operating device for performing at least one of production and testing operations; a controlling device operationally coupled to the operating device; a unidirectional network configured to allow communication of the first data from the receiving device to the controlling device; a processing device; at least one networking device: and a transmitting device, wherein: the controlling device is configured to control the at least one of production and testing operations performed by the operating device on the basis of the first data and to communicate second data resulting from the at least one of production and testing operations to the transmitting device; the transmitting device is configured to transmit the second data to the processing device via the at least one network device and the processing device is configured to process the second data and to send the processed second data to the first device via the at least one network device; the receiving device further is configured to communicate the first data to the transmitting device; the transmitting device is configured to transmit the first data to the processing device via the at least one network device; the processing device is configured to verify the authenticity of the first data; and if the authenticity of the first data is verified, the processing device further is configured to send an authorization signal to the receiving device for communicating the first data to the controlling device; whereas if the authenticity of the first data is not verified, the processing device is further configured to send a halting signal to the receiving device for ceasing communications.