Patents by Inventor Janne Honkala

Janne Honkala 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 protecting a memory card, and a memory card
    Patent number: 7406604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a memory card (2) which is arranged to be inserted in a memory card slot (4) of an electronic device (1), information being arranged to be stored in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be stored is at least partly arranged to be encrypted by means of a password, wherein this encrypted information is arranged to be stored in this encrypted format in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be read from the memory (5) of the memory card (2) is arranged to be retrieved at least partly in encrypted format from the memory (5) of the memory card (2), wherein the information to be retrieved is arranged to be decrypted by means of the password. The invention also relates to an electronic device (1) in which at least one memory card (2) is used for storing at least some information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Spyder Navigations, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Onni Michael Berry, Janne Honkala
  • Method for protecting a memory card, and a memory card
    Publication number: 20010039620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a memory card (2) which is arranged to be inserted in a memory card slot (4) of an electronic device (1), information being arranged to be stored in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be stored is at least partly arranged to be encrypted by means of a password, wherein this encrypted information is arranged to be stored in this encrypted format in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be read from the memory (5) of the memory card (2) is arranged to be retrieved at least partly in encrypted format from the memory (5) of the memory card (2), wherein the information to be retrieved is arranged to be decrypted by means of the password. The invention also relates to an electronic device (1) in which at least one memory card (2) is used for storing at least some information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Onni Michael Berry, Janne Honkala