Patents by Inventor Silke Holtmanns

Silke Holtmanns 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).

  • Patent number: 10425812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for mutual communication between devices, and to computer programs enabling such communication. According to the invention, in a first device is controlled a transmitter module operable in a local radio communications network to transmit a sequence of radio signal pulses representing a predetermined code. In at least one second device a receiver module is scanning said local radio communications network to detect said predetermined code. A contact network of the user of said at least second device is accessed, and the predetermined code is checked in the second device against the user's contact network for a match stored in the network profiles for the contacts. Then a validation key is fetched, that relates to a matching contact found in said contact network, and a connection establishment request containing the validation key is sent over said local radio communications network from the second device to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLC
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Sami Kekki
  • Patent number: 10390224
    Abstract: A cellular terminal transmits a request that requires authentication procedure triggering to a cellular network and responsively receives from the cellular network an authentication request message with an indication of a selected cryptographic algorithm from a group of a plurality of cryptographic algorithms. The cellular terminal attempts to decode the authentication request message to a decoded authentication request according to the selected cryptographic algorithm and based on a shared secret known by the cellular terminal and a network operator of the cellular terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Hannu Bergius, Silke Holtmanns
  • Patent number: 10349281
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request is received, wherein the request requests to replace a stored first address of a charging system by a second address, the first address is different from the second address, and the charging system is assumed to control a primary account of a subscriber; informing that the request might be malicious if the request is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Gerald Goermer
  • Patent number: 10341312
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one secure element configured to store at least two credentials, and at least one processing core configured to cause a first one of the at least two credentials to be employed to decrypt a first encrypted content to produce a first decrypted content, to cause a second one of the at least two credentials to be employed to decrypt a second encrypted content to produce a second decrypted content, and to cause the first decrypted content be provided to a first rendering device over a first secured tunnel connection, wherein an endpoint of the first secured tunnel connection resides in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Jari Vainikka
  • Patent number: 10341859
    Abstract: A method of generating a key for D2D communication between a first user equipment and a second user equipment in a first radio access node is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Da Jiang Zhang, Silke Holtmanns
  • Patent number: 10284555
    Abstract: A user equipment in a communications system, the user equipment comprising: a memory arranged to store at least one identifier associated with the user equipment; a transceiver arranged to communicate with a node in the communication system, wherein the transceiver is arranged to receive the at least one identifier from the node in the communications system, wherein the at least one identifier is used by the user equipment to authenticate the user equipment to at least one further node in the communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Pekka Laitinen
  • Patent number: 10200865
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for adaptive security. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, at least one policy update representative of a rule defining at least one of a security level and an operation allowed to be performed at the security level; monitoring a configuration of the user equipment to determine whether the configuration of the user equipment violates the at least one policy update; and adapting, based on the monitoring, at least one of a security indicator at the user equipment and the operation at the user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Janne Uusilehto
  • Patent number: 10129717
    Abstract: A warning system in which users' devices performs a method including: receiving a broadcast message comprising message information in a first human language from a mobile telecommunication network or an indication of an alternative radio bearer or network for retrieval of the message information; storing information templates in one or more different human languages; and presenting to a user, according to a language preference of the user: the message information of the broadcast message; or one or more information templates corresponding to the message information, in a second human language other than the first human language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Rune Lindholm
  • Publication number: 20180310182
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request is received, wherein the request requests to replace a stored first address of a charging system by a second address, the first address is different from the second address, and the charging system is assumed to control a primary account of a subscriber; informing that the request might be malicious if the request is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Silke HOLTMANNS, Gerald GOERMER
  • Publication number: 20180295561
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program for receiving an identification of an application that has issued a connectivity request for cellular communications with a cellular network; determining an access point name to be used for providing the identified application with the cellular communications; and verifying whether the identified access point name use is allowable with the identified application and accordingly allowing or preventing said use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sami Johannes KEKKI, Silke HOLTMANNS
  • Publication number: 20180240339
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided in one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, at a first node, an event; generating, at the first node, a message in response to the detected event; and sending, at the first node, the message to at least a second node to enable the second node to determine at least one of a reliability or an importance of the message. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Martti Moisio, Silke Holtmanns, Mikko Uusitalo, Zexian Li, Ilkka Keskitalo
  • Patent number: 10009431
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for lawful interception through a subscription manager. In some embodiments, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products provide user subscription data to an agency, operator, or service provider in response to receiving a lawful interception request. A method may include receiving an interception request comprising a user's name from at least one operator. The method may further include determining, by a processor, an operator specific access code associated with the user's name. The method may also include providing the operator specific access code to the operator. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Silke Holtmanns
  • Publication number: 20180114021
    Abstract: A method comprises acquiring (201), in a network node (NE1), data transmitted between network nodes of a communication system. The network node (NE1) processes (202) the acquired data in order to optimize data scanning in the communication system, and provides (203) an output indicating selected data fields for which data scanning is to be performed. The processing (202) of the acquired data comprises classifying data fields of a data set based on selected data scanning characteristics of the data fields, calculating, based on the classifying, the sensitivity of the data fields, forming a first partial order of the data fields based on their sensitivity, forming a second partial order of the data fields based on their usage, and sorting, based on the first and second partial order, the data fields into data scanning categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Ian Justin OLIVER, Silke HOLTMANNS
  • Publication number: 20180109975
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for detecting and mitigating anomalies such as signalling storms in a radio access network of a wireless communication system. According to an aspect, there is disclosed a method including receiving, in a first local traffic analysis module, configuration parameters from a second local traffic analysis module or from a central traffic analysis module connected to a plurality of local traffic analysis modules; monitoring, by a first traffic analysis module by using the received configuration parameters, traffic in a radio access network of a wireless communication system; detecting, in the monitored traffic on the basis of the configuration parameters, an anomaly causing a control plane signalling load; and in response to said detecting, taking an action to mitigate the anomaly and reporting information on the anomaly to the central traffic analysis module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Aapo KALLIOLA, Ian Justin OLIVER, Yoan Jean Claude MICHE, Silke HOLTMANNS, Amaanat ALI, Pekka KUURE
  • Patent number: 9948628
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. Information associated with a lawful interception of communication data of a user equipment is received. Security information associated with the communication data of the user equipment is provided in response to the received information. The security information is based on a first secret which is shared between a communication network provider and the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, Gabor Ungvari
  • Publication number: 20180041897
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus, a method, and a computer program product related to coexistence of two network operators, for example a local operator and an incumbent operator. In certain embodiments, a method may include monitoring if network information from a server part of an application is received by a client part of the application. The client part is connected to the server part via a first network that uses a radio access technology. The network information is related to a second network that uses the radio access technology, the second network being different from the first network. The method also includes controlling a cellular radio layer such that it interworks with the second network based on the received network and authentication information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Athul PRASAD, Silke HOLTMANNS, Zexian LI, Mikko Aleksi UUSITALO
  • Publication number: 20180027405
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding handling of certificates for embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Cards. The present invention comprises composing, by a management entity, such as a subscription manager, a deletion command message for deleting certificates from an embedded universal integrated circuit card, eUICC, on which a plurality of certificates is pre-installed, the deletion command message including information on certificates to be deleted and an authorization of the management entity, and transmitting the deletion command message to the eUICC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Silke HOLTMANNS, Martin Karl PEYLO
  • Publication number: 20170374028
    Abstract: A fault tolerant software-defined networking controller is provided by using in an alert mode a secondary soft-ware-defined networking controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Ian Justin OLIVER, Silke HOLTMANNS
  • Patent number: 9843569
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for access credential provisioning. A method may include receiving, at a first mobile apparatus, information about a second mobile apparatus. The first mobile apparatus may be provisioned with network access credential information to be transferred from the first mobile apparatus to the second mobile apparatus. The method may further include causing the information about the second mobile apparatus to be provided to a provisioning apparatus for the network. The method may additionally include receiving authorization form the provisioning apparatus to transfer the network access credential information from the first mobile apparatus to the second mobile apparatus. The method may also include, in response to receipt of the authorization, causing the network access credential information to be provided to the second mobile apparatus. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, André Dolenc
  • Publication number: 20170353430
    Abstract: An apparatus of a communication network system, which routes data packets and stores trusted routes between different communication network systems in a database, detects (S12) that a data packet requires a route with a specific level of trust, determines (S13), from the trusted routes stored in the database, a specific trusted route towards a destination as indicated in the data packet, and sets (S15) the data packet on the specific trusted route towards the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Silke HOLTMANNS, Ian Justin OLIVER