Patents by Inventor Mikko Mättö

Mikko Mättö 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).

  • Method for issuing an electronic identity
    Patent number: 7020778
    Abstract: A method for issuing an electronic identity based on previously certified electronic identity. This is accomplished by providing a method to use a previously certified identity to create another representational form for the same identity. This way the holder of a certificate can extend his or her already verified identity for other uses. The previously certified identity can be for instance so called mobile identity which is associated to a person's mobile terminal such as mobile phone. The person can show to certificate be his/her own by using the digital signature feature of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sonera Smarttrust Oy
    Inventors: Jarmo Miettinen, Atte Lahtiranta, Saku Salo, Jari Otranen, Jukka Liukkonen, Mikko Mättö, Jennifer Saarinen