Patents by Inventor Thorsten P. Stremlau

Thorsten P. Stremlau 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: 11693968
    Abstract: In one aspect, an embedded controller (EC) in a device may receive a firmware update for another component in the device and determine whether the firmware update has been previously applied at the component. If the firmware update has not been previously applied, the EC may assign an identifier to the firmware update and digitally sign the identifier. The EC may then provide the firmware update and the digitally-signed identifier to the component so that the component may apply the firmware update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
  • Patent number: 11531761
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a key based on at least one hardware component identifier for hardware of a first device and/or at least one piece of firmware code of the first device. The key may then be stored at a storage area accessible to the first device via hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) communication and the key may also be used to encrypt storage of the first device. Booting of the first device may then be facilitated based on HTTPS communication with a second device and using an extensible firmware interface (EFI) file and/or an IMG file stored at the second device. Then subsequent to at least partially facilitating the booting of the first device and based on verifying authentication credentials, the key may be transmitted to the first device to decrypt the storage of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
  • Patent number: 11521578
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products securely present content on a display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to logically divide content to be presented on a display into a plurality of portions and randomly determine security display settings for each of the plurality of portions such that the plurality of portions are presented on the display with their respective security display settings at a frequency above a threshold of human persistence of vision but below camera shutter speeds. The code is executable by the processor to encode the randomly determined security display settings in metadata for each of the plurality of portions prior to the content being presented on the display and send the content, including the encoded security display settings, to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gordon Boyack, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
  • Publication number: 20220291795
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for projecting interfaces on a surface. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to scan a surface around a display device connected to an electronic device, determine a usable area of the scanned surface for projecting at least one graphical interface of the electronic device, and project the determined at least one graphical interface on the usable area of the scanned surface using at least one projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau
  • Publication number: 20220293098
    Abstract: For dialect correction and training, a method identifies a mixed dialect event with communications in a user dialect and a second dialect. The method further monitors user communications. The method presents a dialect correction in response to a communication difference between the user dialect and the second dialect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • Publication number: 20220223121
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for securely presenting content on a display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to logically divide content to be presented on a display into a plurality of portions and randomly determine security display settings for each of the plurality of portions such that the plurality of portions are presented on the display with their respective security display settings at a frequency above a threshold of human persistence of vision but below camera shutter speeds. The code is executable by the processor to encode the randomly determined security display settings in metadata for each of the plurality of portions prior to the content being presented on the display and send the content, including the encoded security display settings, to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Gordon Boyack, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
  • Publication number: 20220188419
    Abstract: In one aspect, an embedded controller (EC) in a device may receive a firmware update for another component in the device and determine whether the firmware update has been previously applied at the component. If the firmware update has not been previously applied, the EC may assign an identifier to the firmware update and digitally sign the identifier. The EC may then provide the firmware update and the digitally-signed identifier to the component so that the component may apply the firmware update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
  • Publication number: 20220121237
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for fit adjustment of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to identify a user based on information captured using one or more sensors of a head mounted display (“HMD”) unit. The code is executable by the processor to determine one or more fit settings for the identified user, the one or more fit settings for sizing the HMD unit to the identified user. The code is executable by the processor to automatically adjust the HMD unit based on the determined one or more fit settings for the identified user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
  • Publication number: 20210256133
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a key based on at least one hardware component identifier for hardware of a first device and/or at least one piece of firmware code of the first device. The key may then be stored at a storage area accessible to the first device via hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) communication and the key may also be used to encrypt storage of the first device. Booting of the first device may then be facilitated based on HTTPS communication with a second device and using an extensible firmware interface (EFI) file and/or an IMG file stored at the second device. Then subsequent to at least partially facilitating the booting of the first device and based on verifying authentication credentials, the key may be transmitted to the first device to decrypt the storage of the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi