Patents by Inventor Günther Hom

Günther Hom 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).

  • Method for safeguarding data traffic between a first terminal and a first network and a second terminal and a second network
    Patent number: 8345882
    Abstract: To safeguard data transmission, a first terminal communicates in a first network with the aid of at least one session key and a second terminal communicates in a second network with the aid of at least one session key. The first terminal is connected to the second terminal through a local interface. In the first terminal, at least one first session key is determined and at least one second session key is derived from the first session keys. At least one second session key is transmitted to the second terminal through the local interface by a safety protocol. The second terminal is authenticated to the second network by at least one second session key or by the key derived from the second session key(s) through an authentication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Günther Hom