Patents by Inventor Robert S. Ehrlich

Robert S. Ehrlich 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).

  • Smart card personalization in a multistation environment
    Patent number: 6196459
    Abstract: A smart card personalization system provides an interface to smart card personalization stations and to external computing or data resources which normally are not available directly to personalization station. A card issuer management systems prepares card objects and assigns a unique card object identifier. A smart card personalization server receives the card objects from the card issuer management system. A smart card personalization controller receives the unique card object identifiers and routes the card object identifiers to waiting personalization stations. The personalization stations use the card object identifier to request data and services from the smart card personalization server in order to personalize the smart card. The services provided by the smart card personalization server include data services, security services and support services. The smart card personalization server supports multiple active personalization station sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: UBIQ Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Neal Goman, Denis C. Burand, Thomas L. Younger, Robert S. Ehrlich