Patents by Inventor Scott William TOTZKE

Scott William TOTZKE 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).

  • Deleting confidential information used to secure a communication link
    Patent number: 8442232
    Abstract: A system includes a first wireless-enabled device that transparently stores confidential information and a second wireless-enabled device that stores the same confidential information. The confidential information is to be used to secure a wireless communication link between the first device and the second device. One or both of the first device and the second device is to delete the confidential information upon fulfillment of one or more conditions related to the communication link. The conditions include general timeout, device inactivity, loss of connection over the communication link, a decline in signal strength, and a predefined number of transactions having occurred between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Stephen Brown, Michael Kenneth Brown, Herbert Anthony Little, Scott William Totzke
  • System and method of installing software applications on electronic devices
    Patent number: 8429410
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, there is provided a mobile wireless device comprising: a microprocessor and memory, the memory comprising a set of control settings used to control a plurality of device operations; wherein the microprocessor is configured to: receive a first digital signature key for verifying digital signatures on software applications to be installed on the device; determine if any digital signature keys for verifying digital signatures on software applications to be installed on the device exist on the device, and if not, store the received first digital signature key in the memory; receive a software application for installation on the device; verify a digital signature on the received software application using the first digital signature key; and install the software application on the device if the digital signature on the received software application is successfully verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert Anthony Little, David Clark, Russell Norman Owen, Scott William Totzke, Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Stephen Brown
  • CALL DESTINATION NUMBER MAPPING METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110085527
    Abstract: A call destination mapping method executes on a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device requests a call action within the device for a first call destination number of a call destination, maps the first call destination number to a second call destination number in accordance with one or more call destination mapping rules stored on the device, and replaces the first call destination number in the call action with the second call destination number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward KUHL, Colin Mark WERNER, Christopher Lyle BENDER, Scott William TOTZKE