Patents by Inventor Hinrich Eilts

Hinrich Eilts 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses and computer program products enabling to improve handover security in mobile communication networks
    Patent number: 9817720
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a memory unit, and a control unit connected to the memory unit. The apparatus can be configured to interface at least one access node; the control unit is configured to derive at least one local level security key within an established security context for a terminal, forward the derived local security key to at least one access node, and detect failures in a handover for a terminal being served by a first access node towards a second access node. The failures concern the interface between the apparatus and the second access node. In response to a verified trigger condition, the control unit can re-adjust local level security keys with keys maintained at the terminal within the established security context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Guenther Horn, Hinrich Eilts
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS ENABLING TO IMPROVE HANDOVER SECURITY IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20150269028
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a memory unit, and a control unit connected to the memory unit. The apparatus can be configured to interface at least one access node; the control unit is configured to derive at least one local level security key within an established security context for a terminal, forward the derived local security key to at least one access node, and detect failures in a handover for a terminal being served by a first access node towards a second access node. The failures concern the interface between the apparatus and the second access node. In response to a verified trigger condition, the control unit can re-adjust local level security keys with keys maintained at the terminal within the established security context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Guenther Horn, Hinrich Eilts