Patents by Inventor Harald-J. Zainzinger

Harald-J. Zainzinger 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: 20210141873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Patent number: 10860693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Publication number: 20190138697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Patent number: 10210314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Publication number: 20170293745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Patent number: 9721073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Publication number: 20150339462
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Patent number: 9129096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Publication number: 20150046916
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically licensing service features during the upgrade of a first communication system (11) into a second communication system (12), said method having the following steps: (a) extracting the service features to be licensed from a database, (b) transmitting the service features to be licensed to a License Server (CLS), (c) generating a license file (LF) in the License server (CLS), (d) transmitting the license file (LF) to the second communication system (12), and (e) installing the license file (LF) in the second communication system (12). This invention also relates to a corresponding computer program and corresponding licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: UNIFY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Simone Schröder, Harald J. Zainzinger, Christos Kontogiannis
  • Patent number: 7457310
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an arrangement for the remote-controlled testing of a specimen, the data of the control unit and the specimen being supplied in a format that corresponds to a transmission protocol used for the unsecured transmission of data. According to the inventive method, said data is converted into a format that corresponds to a transmission protocol used for the secured transmission of data, is transmitted, and is converted back in to a format corresponding to the transmission protocol used for the unsecured transmission of data before being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas J. Fuchs, Harald-J. Zainzinger, Josef Zeilinger
  • Publication number: 20050249237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an arrangement for the remote-controlled testing of a specimen, the data of the control unit and the specimen being supplied in a format that corresponds to a transmission protocol used for the unsecured transmission of data. According to the inventive method, said data is converted into a format that corresponds to a transmission protocol used for the secured transmission of data, is transmitted, and is converted back in to a format corresponding to the transmission protocol used for the unsecured transmission of data before being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Fuchs, Harald-J. Zainzinger, Josef Zellinger