Patents by Inventor Jens Fangmeier

Jens Fangmeier 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).

  • Patent number: 9043606
    Abstract: Embodiments show an apparatus for verifying a validity of an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a decryptor for decrypting an encrypted token using a decryption key to obtain a decrypted token having information bits related to the product and structure bits. The apparatus further has an evaluator for evaluating whether the structure bits fulfill a predetermined condition, wherein the encrypted token is verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is fulfilled or is not verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is not fulfilled. Further embodiments show an apparatus for generating an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a plain token generator and an encryptor for encrypting the plain token using an encryption key to obtain an encrypted token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NERO AG
    Inventors: Daniel Bister, Jens Fangmeier, Andreas Eckleder
  • Publication number: 20140245022
    Abstract: Embodiments show an apparatus for verifying a validity of an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a decryptor for decrypting an encrypted token using a decryption key to obtain a decrypted token having information bits related to the product and structure bits. The apparatus further has an evaluator for evaluating whether the structure bits fulfill a predetermined condition, wherein the encrypted token is verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is fulfilled or is not verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is not fulfilled. Further embodiments show an apparatus for generating an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a plain token generator and an encryptor for encrypting the plain token using an encryption key to obtain an encrypted token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel BISTER, Jens FANGMEIER, Andreas ECKLEDER
  • Patent number: 8719583
    Abstract: Embodiments show an apparatus for verifying a validity of an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a decryptor for decrypting an encrypted token using a decryption key to obtain a decrypted token having information bits related to the product and structure bits. The apparatus further has an evaluator for evaluating whether the structure bits fulfill a predetermined condition, wherein the encrypted token is verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is fulfilled or is not verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is not fulfilled. Further embodiments show an apparatus for generating an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a plain token generator and an encryptor for encrypting the plain token using an encryption key to obtain an encrypted token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Nero AG
    Inventors: Daniel Bister, Jens Fangmeier, Andreas Eckleder
  • Publication number: 20110283111
    Abstract: Embodiments show an apparatus for verifying a validity of an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a decryptor for decrypting an encrypted token using a decryption key to obtain a decrypted token having information bits related to the product and structure bits. The apparatus further has an evaluator for evaluating whether the structure bits fulfill a predetermined condition, wherein the encrypted token is verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is fulfilled or is not verified to be valid when the predetermined condition is not fulfilled. Further embodiments show an apparatus for generating an encrypted token associated to a product, wherein the apparatus has a plain token generator and an encryptor for encrypting the plain token using an encryption key to obtain an encrypted token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Bister, Jens Fangmeier, Andreas Eckleder