Patents by Inventor Kim Kueter

Kim Kueter 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 and method for generating a random number
    Patent number: 8244786
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided, in particular a transponder, for generating a random number by a linear feedback shift register, wherein a first seed is generated by means of a first automaton, a second seed is generated by means of a second automaton, the first and second automata operate using different functional principles, so that the first and second seeds have different properties, and the shift register is reloaded with the first and/or second seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Ulrich Friedrich, Kim Kueter, Jens Masuch, Michael Pangels, Dirk Ziebertz
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RANDOM NUMBER
    Publication number: 20090006513
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided, in particular a transponder, for generating a random number by a linear feedback shift register, wherein a first seed is generated by means of a first automaton, a second seed is generated by means of a second automaton, the first and second automata operate using different functional principles, so that the first and second seeds have different properties, and the shift register is reloaded with the first and/or second seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Ulrich Friedrich, Kim Kueter, Jens Masuch, Michael Pangels, Dirk Ziebertz