Patents by Inventor Jochen Kirsch

Jochen Kirsch 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).

  • Storing and accessing data in a mobile device and a user module
    Patent number: 7962762
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for storing and accessing user data (48) and configuration data (62) in a mobile device (10) that is connected to a user module (12). According to a first aspect of the invention, the user data (48) is stored in the mobile device (10) at least partially in encrypted form, and is decrypted, in access operations, using a decrypting function (66) of the user module (12). According to a second aspect of the invention, the configuration data (62) is stored in the user module (12). The configuration data (62) indicates whether, or to what extent, an application program (46) is allowed to be executed by the mobile device (10). Security and protection against unauthorised access to user data (48) and application programs (46) in the mobile device (10) are increased by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Kirsch, Ralf Klaassen, Stefan Eckardt
  • Storing and accessing data in a mobile device and a user module
    Publication number: 20050120225
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for storing and accessing user data (48) and configuration data (62) in a mobile device (10) that is connected to a user module (12). According to a first aspect of the invention, the user data (48) is stored in the mobile device (10) at least partially in encrypted form, and is decrypted, in access operations, using a decrypting function (66) of the user module (12). According to a second aspect of the invention, the configuration data (62) is stored in the user module (12). The configuration data (62) indicates whether, or to what extent, an application program (46) is allowed to be executed by the mobile device (10). Security and protection against unauthorised access to user data (48) and application programs (46) in the mobile device (10) are increased by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Kirsch, Ralf Klaasen, Stefan Eckardt