Patent ID: 8413224

Claim:
A sophisticated gateway connectable with at least one device and a network having a network signature, said sophisticated gateway comprising: a security function having a security function signature; a processing unit implemented using hardware; and an emulator proxy module adapted for receiving higher layer data of a higher network layer, and for processing said higher layer data thereby generating second intermediate layer data of an intermediate network layer, wherein said processing comprises said security function, said security function ensuring that said second intermediate layer data conform with a predetermined security level, and a presenter proxy module adapted for receiving and/or processing first intermediate layer data thereby generating said higher layer data, wherein said processing within said presenter proxy module comprises said security function, said security function ensuring that said higher layer data conform with a predetermined security level, wherein said processing unit checks whether said security function signature and said network signature are compatible with each other, and impedes a functioning and/or a loading of said emulator proxy module and/or of said presenter proxy module, if said security function signature said network signature are not compatible with each other.