Patents by Inventor Dirk Kroselberg

Dirk Kroselberg 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).

  • Patent number: 7873348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a WLAN network (Wireless Local Area Network), whereby WLAN messages are transmitted in the Layer 2 protocol layer between a terminal and an access node of the WLAN network. EAP messages (Extensible Authentication Protocol) are transmitted in the WLAN messages, said EAP messages containing SIP messages (Session Initiation Protocol) with SIP authentication data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jochen Grimminger, Dirk Kröselberg, Hannes Tschofenig
  • Publication number: 20110010538
    Abstract: An access specific key is provided for securing of a data transfer between a mobile terminal and a node of an access net. For authentication of the mobile terminal, a authentication server generates a session key, from which a basic key is derived and transferred to an interworking-proxy-server. The interworking-proxy-server derives the access specific key from the transferred basis key and provides the key to the node of the access net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Günther Horn, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20100329129
    Abstract: A method provides service quality in a WiMAX communication network, and a method selects an access transport resource control function by a guideline decision-making function in a communication network. According to a method for providing service quality on an air interface of an access network in a WiMAX communication network by an application function, the application function aims to provide a user of the WiMAX communication network with a service quality-related application. The desired service quality is signaled by an authentication, authorization and accounting infrastructure of the WiMAX communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSHAFT
    Inventors: Dirk Kröselberg, Domagoj Premec, Hannes Tschofenig, Richard Wisenöcker
  • Patent number: 7676041
    Abstract: A first cryptographic key (318) and a second cryptographic key (322) are created by a mobile radio terminal (103) and by a computer of the home communications network (108, 109) by using authentication key materials (312). The first cryptographic key (318) is transmitted to the computer of the visited communications network (113), and the second cryptographic key (322) is transmitted to an application server computer (106, 107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günther Horn, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20100017601
    Abstract: A method and authentication server provide a mobile key. According to the method, upon receipt of an authentication message (access authentication) that is transmitted when a subscriber logs on to the network, the authentication server extracts a subscriber identification contained in said message and generates a corresponding mobile key, which is stored together with the respective extracted subscriber identification. Upon subsequent receipt of a key request message (key request) that is transmitted when a subscriber registers, the authentication server extracts a mobile identification of the subscriber contained in said message and searches for an identical mobile identification, which can be derived in accordance with a configurable derivation function from a subscriber identification that is stored in the authentication server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Christian Günther, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20100011426
    Abstract: A method provides subscriber-specific activation of network-based mobility management using an authentication server. According to the method, network-based mobility management is enforced, even if the mobile terminal supports terminal-based mobility management. This gives a network provider complete control over mobility management in his network, preventing configuration problems during the configuration of mobile terminals. In the method, after the successful authentication of a subscriber, the authentication server transmits an authentication confirmation message to an authentication client in an access network. The received authentication confirmation message contains an activation attribute for activating network-based mobility management, if the authentication server does not provide a common mobile key for terminal-based mobility management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Christian Günther, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20090327475
    Abstract: A counter status that is allocated to a communication terminal and a base station is usually deleted when the storage space in the respective base station is used up. To address this, the counter status is saved in an additional communication network element when a predefinable criterion is met, and can thus be retrieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Christian Günther, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20090318109
    Abstract: A method allows a user to transmit emergency messages to a selected communication network, in particular a WiMax network, even without valid registration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Kröselberg, Richard Wisenöcker
  • Patent number: 7593716
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a WLAN network (WLAN=Wireless Local Area Network) during which WLAN messages are transmitted in the L2 protocol layer between a terminal and an access node of the WLAN network, whereby the access node can be connected to one or more data networks. According to the invention, the WLAN messages contain SIP messages with SIP authentication data (SIP=Session Initiation Protocol). The SIP authentication data is extracted from WLAN messages arriving in the access node and are integrated in the form of authentication data in messages of the RADIUS protocol and/or of the diameter protocol (RADIUS=Remote Authentication Dial In User Service).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jochen Grimminger, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20090207819
    Abstract: A mobile station is designed, as a gateway for one or several mobile terminals, to establish a connection between the mobile terminal(s) and an access network. The mobile station supports a network-based mobility management such that the mobile station acts as a client instead of the mobile terminals during communication with a home agent of a home network or intermediate network connected to the access network in the framework of a mobile IP connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Kröselberg, Maximilian Riegel, Hannes Tschofenig
  • Publication number: 20090193253
    Abstract: After a radio link is established between a mobile subscriber terminal and an access network, the subscriber is authenticated by a proxy server of an intermediate network forwarding, from the access network to a home network of the subscriber, authentication message(s) containing a subscriber identification. If the subscriber is authenticated and the subscriber identification is already stored in the proxy server, the proxy server assigns a group-specific mobile key to the subscriber identification. When the home agent receives a registration request message originating from a subscriber terminal and containing a subscriber identification and transmits a key request message, containing the subscriber identification, for a mobile key to the proxy server, if the subscriber identification in the key request message matches a subscriber identification stored by the proxy server, a mobile key for cryptographic protection of mobile signalling messages is provided to the home agent by the proxy server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Christian Günther, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20090185691
    Abstract: A method for providing an IP key, for encoding messages between a user terminal MS or a PMIP client and a home agent HA, wherein an authentication server only provides the mobile IP key when the authentication server recognizes, by a correspondingly encoded parameter, that the user terminal MS itself is not using mobile IP (PMIP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20090177796
    Abstract: A method and a device divert messages of a terminal, in particular, a mobile terminal from a first network provider connected to an access network by a gateway node of a second network provider. Network access identifiers are provided in the exchanged messages, made up of a character string for identifying the terminal and a character string for addressing a server of the network provider. The network access identifier is reformatted in the method such that the messages are not firstly transmitted to the server of the first network provider but rather to the server of the second network provider. After analysis of the data contained in the messages, the messages are then forwarded to the server of the first network provider after reverse formatting of the network access identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Dirk Kröselberg, Domagoj Premec, Maximilian Riegel
  • Patent number: 7466976
    Abstract: Data traffic between a mobile radio network and an IMS network is secured by first authenticating a mobile subscriber in the mobile radio network and in the IMS network. Next, an examination is carried out to check whether the identity of the mobile subscriber authenticated in the IMS network corresponds to the identity of the subscriber authenticated in the mobile radio network. If so, a confirmation message is sent from the IMS network to the mobile subscriber in the even of corresponding identities and a data exchange is carried out between the mobile subscriber and the IMS network by a security protocol protected by a common key derived from the confirmation message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20080270794
    Abstract: After a radio link is established between a mobile subscriber terminal and an access network, to authenticate the subscriber an authentication proxy server of an intermediate network forwards at least one authentication message containing a subscriber identification between the access network and a home network of the subscriber. If authentication is given by an authentication server of the home network, the authentication proxy server of the intermediate network stores the subscriber identification. The home agent receives a registration request message originating from the subscriber terminal and containing a subscriber identification; the home agent transmits a key request message, containing the subscriber identification, for a mobile key to the relevant authentication proxy server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Ralner Falk, Dirk Kroselberg, Maximilian Riegel
  • Publication number: 20070140493
    Abstract: Data traffic between a mobile radio network and an IMS network is secured by first authenticating a mobile subscriber in the mobile radio network and in the IMS network. Next, an examination is carried out to check whether the identity of the mobile subscriber authenticated in the IMS network corresponds to the identity of the subscriber authenticated in the mobile radio network. If so, a confirmation message is sent from the IMS network to the mobile subscriber in the even of corresponding identities and a data exchange is carried out between the mobile subscriber and the IMS network by a security protocol protected by a common key derived from the confirmation message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20060251049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a WLAN network (Wireless Local Area Network), whereby WLAN messages are transmitted in the Layer 2 protocol layer between a terminal and an access node of the WLAN network. EAP messages (Extensible Authentication Protocol) are transmitted in the WLAN messages, said EAP messages containing SIP messages (Session Initiation Protocol) with SIP authentication data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Jochen Grimminger, Dirk Kroselberg, Hannes Tschofenig
  • Publication number: 20060233140
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a WLAN network (WLAN=Wireless Local Area Network) during which WLAN messages are transmitted in the L2 protocol layer between a terminal and an access node of the WLAN network, whereby the access node can be connected to one or more data networks. According to the invention, the WLAN messages contain SIP messages with SIP authentication data (SIP=Session Initiation Protocol). The SIP authentication data is extracted from WLAN messages arriving in the access node and are integrated in the form of authentication data in messages of the RADIUS protocol and/or of the diameter protocol (RADIUS=Remote Authentication Dial In User Service).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Jochen Grimminger, Dirk Kröselberg
  • Publication number: 20060183463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the authenticated establishment of a connection between a mobile subscriber and a WLAN radio communication system. The mobile subscriber signs on as a guest to an access point of the WLAN network via an insecure connection or via a secure connection that is only authenticated on the network side and an individual IP address is assigned to the mobile subscriber. Using the individual IP address, the mobile subscriber accesses a portal page and authenticates himself/herself in a person-related manner to the portal page. Person-related authentication data is assigned to the mobile subscriber using a Security Assertion Markup Language. In a new connection setup as part of a secure Link Layer connection, the person-related authentication data is transmitted to an AAA server for final authentication of the mobile subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Dirk Kroselberg
  • Publication number: 20060171541
    Abstract: A first cryptographic key (318) and a second cryptographic key (322) are created by a mobile radio terminal (103) and by a computer of the home communications network (108, 109) by using authentication key materials (312). The first cryptographic key (318) is transmitted to the computer of the visited communications network (113), and the second cryptographic key (322) is transmitted to an application server computer (106, 107).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Gunther Horn, Dirk Kroselberg