Patents by Inventor Anders Thoursie

Anders Thoursie 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: 9253186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for ensuring information integrity and non-repudiation over time. At least one example embodiment provides a mechanism for secure distribution of information, which information relates to an instance in time when usage of cryptographic key pairs associated with a certain brand identity commenced, as well as when the key pairs ceased to be used, i.e. when the key pairs were revoked. The mechanism further allows a company or an organization to tie administration of cryptographic key pairs and a procedure for verifying information integrity and non-repudiation to their own brand. This can be seen as a complement or an alternative to using a certificate authority (CA) as a trusted third party, which CA guarantees an alleged relation between a public key and the identity of the company or organization using the cryptographic key pair to which that public key belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: BRANDSIGN AB
    Inventors: Anders Thoursie, Peter Holm, Sven-Hakan Olsson
  • Publication number: 20140250298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for ensuring information integrity and non-repudiation over time. At least one example embodiment provides a mechanism for secure distribution of information, which information relates to an instance in time when usage of cryptographic key pairs associated with a certain brand identity commenced, as well as when the key pairs ceased to be used, i.e. when the key pairs were reyoked. The mechanism further allows a company or an organization to tie administration of cryptographic key pairs and a procedure for verifying information integrity and non-repudiation to their own brand. This can be seen as a complement or an alternative to using a certificate authority (CA) as a trusted third party, which CA guarantees an alleged relation between a public key and the identity of the company or organization using the cryptographic key pair to which that public key belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: BRANDSIGN AB
    Inventors: Anders THOURSIE, Peter HOLM, Sven-Hakan OLSSON
  • Patent number: 8756413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for ensuring information integrity and non-repudiation over time. A basic idea of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for secure distribution of information, which information relates to an instance in time when usage of cryptographic key pairs associated with a certain brand identity commenced, as well as when the key pairs ceased to be used, i.e. when the key pairs were revoked. The mechanism further allows a company or an organization to tie administration of cryptographic key pairs and a procedure for verifying information integrity and non-repudiation to their own brand. This can be seen as a complement or an alternative to using a certificate authority (CA) as a trusted third party, which CA guarantees an alleged relation between a public key and the identity of the company or organization using the cryptographic key pair to which that public key belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Brandsign AB
    Inventors: Anders Thoursie, Peter Holm, Sven-Håkan Olsson
  • Patent number: 8302175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for electronic reauthentication of a communication party (12, 22). The method further relates to a device for electronic reauthentication of a communication party. A basic idea of the present invention is to have a communication party, which employs a service, state two different communication addresses, one being a telephone number, via which the communicating party may authenticate herself to a provider (11, 21) of the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: DocAccount AB
    Inventors: Anders Thoursie, Peter Holm, Sven-Håkan Olsson
  • Publication number: 20090319779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for ensuring information integrity and non-repudiation over time. A basic idea of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for secure distribution of information, which information relates to an instance in time when usage of cryptographic key pairs associated with a certain brand identity commenced, as well as when the key pairs ceased to be used, i.e. when the key pairs were revoked. The mechanism further allows a company or an organization to tie administration of cryptographic key pairs and a procedure for verifying information integrity and non-repudiation to their own brand. This can be seen as a complement or an alternative to using a certificate authority (CA) as a trusted third party, which CA guarantees an alleged relation between a public key and the identity of the company or organization using the cryptographic key pair to which that public key belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: TRANSACSATION AB
    Inventors: Anders Thoursie, Peter Holm, Sven-Håkan Olsson
  • Publication number: 20090235337
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for identifying a registrant. In at least one embodiment of the present application, a telephone communication address is received from the registrant, and personal information associated with the telephone communication address is obtained from a storage. The association of the personal information and the telephone communication address in the storage is of such a nature that it enables usage of the personal information to get in contact with the person controlling the associated telephone communication address. A first confirmation token is then distributed over a first channel to the registrant and a second confirmation token is received from the registrant over a second channel, and at least one of the first and the second channel is established by way of using the telephone communication address. Finally, correspondence between the first confirmation token and the second confirmation token is verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Holm, Anders Thoursie, Sven-Hakan Olsson
  • Publication number: 20090133107
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed, of enabling a user of an Internet application to access protected information. An idea behind at least one embodiment of the invention is that a user identifier token is created, after a user has been authenticated by way of a logon mechanism of the Internet application. The user identifier token is then associated with the authenticated user and stored at an Internet client of the authenticated user. When protected information is to be made available for a requesting user, the concerned set of protected information is associated with the authenticated user and an information identifier token is created and associated with the protected information. The information identifier token is delivered to the authenticated user via e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Anders Thoursie
  • Publication number: 20090106829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for electronic reauthentication of a communication party (12, 22). The method further relates to a device for electronic reauthentication of a communication party. A basic idea of the present invention is to have a communication party, which employs a service, state two different communication addresses, one being a telephone number, via which the communicating party may authenticate herself to a provider (11, 21) of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Anders Thoursie, Peter Holm, Sven-Hakan Olsson