Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Hirsch

Andrew J. Hirsch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Authentication and provisioning system for subscriber broadcasts
    Publication number: 20030181160
    Abstract: A subscriber electronic media distribution system including a broadcast transmission reception system and an authentication system. The broadcast transmission reception system includes a receiver. The authentication system is provided for allowing the receiver to descramble a scrambled broadcast transmission received by the receiver. The authentication system includes an authentication server and a receiver geographic position locating system for determining a geographic position of the receiver. When the receiver is determined to be in a predetermined geographic position, the authentication system is adapted to send an authentication signal to the receiver for descrambling the scrambled broadcast transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Andrew J. Hirsch
  • Method and apparatus for configuring variant software for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20010001875
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring an electronic device for operation according to one of a plurality of product variants. Upon initialization of the device for use, identifying data for the user of the device is entered into the device. The identifying data is used to determine a selected set of configuration data from one of a plurality of sets of configuration data that are stored in the device. The electronic device is then configured to operate according to a particular product variant defined by the selected set of configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Inventor: Andrew J. Hirsch
  • Method and apparatus for configuring variant software for electronic devices
    Patent number: 6199158
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring an electronic device for operation according to one of a plurality of product variants. Upon initialization of the device for use, identifying data for the user of the device is entered into the device. The identifying data is used to determine a selected set of configuration data from one of a plurality of sets of configuration data that are stored in the device. The electronic device is then configured to operate according to a particular product variant defined by the selected set of configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Hirsch