Patents by Inventor James Gordon Thomas

James Gordon Thomas 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).

  • Techniques for managing heterogeneous key stores
    Patent number: 8116456
    Abstract: Techniques for managing heterogeneous key stores are presented. A centralized key management service receives key instructions in a generic format. These key instructions are communicated to distributed key agents distributed over a network. The key agents translate the key instructions into native formats expected by distributed key stores. The key agents then process the key instructions in the native formats against the distributed key stores on behalf of the centralized key management service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: James Gordon Thomas
  • Techniques for managing heterogeneous key stores
    Publication number: 20080123855
    Abstract: Techniques for managing heterogeneous key stores are presented. A centralized key management service receives key instructions in a generic format. These key instructions are communicated to distributed key agents distributed over a network. The key agents translate the key instructions into native formats expected by distributed key stores. The key agents then process the key instructions in the native formats against the distributed key stores on behalf of the centralized key management service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: James Gordon Thomas