Patents by Inventor David Schmalz

David Schmalz 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).

  • Publication number: 20060020784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a central device for secure content distribution among devices in a network. The invention is based on the idea that an authorized domain is set up with a central device administering the network. When a device enters the network, the central device registers the entering device and issues at least one certificate to the entering device. The registration to ensure that the entering device is an authorized device, meaning that an authorized device manufacturer has provided the device. Due to network security, non-authorized devices are not accepted in the network. Content is distributed among the devices in the network based on authentication by means of the at least one certificate issued to each device. The distribution of content from a first device to a second device is enabled by the first device authenticating the second device, by means of the at least one certificate of the second device and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Willem Jonker, Robert Koster, Petrus Lenoir, David Schmalz