Patent ID: 9047457
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A host station including: a microprocessor programmed with software code, recorded on a non-transitory storage medium, that causes the microprocessor to: communicate with a first electronic component, said first electronic component having a first identifier, said first identifier conforming to a predetermined convention, identifiers according to said convention comprising a common part that is common to electronic components of a same family, and a unique part specific to each instance of an electronic component in the same family; and communicate with at least one second electronic component, said second electronic component having a second identifier, said second identifier conforming to said convention, and the common part of said second identifier being different from the common part of said first identifier, wherein said first and second components are comprised within a same electronic entity different from the host station, wherein the host station further comprises software code that causes the microprocessor to: execute a verification of matching in accordance with a predetermined rule of the unique part of said first identifier with the unique part of said second identifier, and wherein said verification of matching is performed by at least one of: checking that one of said first electronic component has not been illegitimately replaced by another within said same electronic entity; and recognizing that said first and second electronic components are complementary.