Patent ID: 8522316

Claim:
A connector ( 100 ) for providing access, for a first data-processing device ( 200 ), to a network ( 300 ) to which second and third data-processing devices are already connected, the connector ( 100 ) comprising: a first connection device ( 110 ) for connecting to the first data-processing device ( 200 ); a second connection device ( 111 ) for connecting to the network ( 300 ); and a processing unit ( 120 ); wherein the connector is mobile and is constructed for providing an individual, decentralized, and secure access to the network ( 300 ); and wherein the processing unit ( 120 ) is constructed, after the first data-processing device ( 200 ) is connected to the connector ( 100 ), to: i) check the first data-processing device for a first identification feature, wherein the check is based on reading the first identification feature from a data packet transmitted by the first data-processing device; ii) compare the first identification feature to a predefined, second identification feature that is suitable for unique identification of the first data-processing device ( 200 ) in the network, the unique identification being guaranteed for all data-processing devices connected to the network; and iii) connect the first and second connection devices ( 110 , 111 ) to each other when the first identification feature matches the predefined, second identification feature, wherein the connection allows data exchange between the first data-processing device ( 200 ) and the network ( 300 ) based on an authorization feature that is allocated to the predefined, second identification feature.