Patents by Inventor Jerome L. Azema

Jerome L. Azema 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).

  • Device bound flashing/booting for cloning prevention
    Patent number: 7142891
    Abstract: A method comprising downloading a boot image onto a mobile communication device and generating a device-bound certificate (“DBC”). The DBC preferably comprises an authentication code generated using a hashed message authentication code algorithm and a key specific to the device. The method may further comprise storing the DBC on the boot image, thus binding the boot image to the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Narendar Shankar, Erdal Paksoy, Jerome L. Azema