Patents by Inventor David Holoway

David Holoway 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).

  • System, method, and device having an encrypted operating system
    Patent number: 9779245
    Abstract: An encryption system and method for a computing device having an encrypted operating system is disclosed. The encryption system includes a pre-operating system and an encrypted start-up module. The pre-operating system is executed on start-up of the computing device and is configured to receive user inputs for authenticating the user, the pre-operating system authenticating the user in dependence on the user inputs and, upon authentication, block-decrypting the encrypted start-up module into volatile memory for booting of the encrypted operating system on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BeCrypt Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Parsons, Nigel Lee, David Holoway