Patents by Inventor Ka Keung Wong

Ka Keung Wong 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 and apparatus for storing a software license
    Patent number: 9069939
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention there is provided a method, comprising: associating an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMSI) with a mobile telecommunication device, the IMSI configured to identify the device to a mobile telephone network; storing a software program in memory associated with the device; storing a licence, necessary for allowing the operation of the software program on the device, in memory associated with the device; and locking the licence to said IMSI such that the software application cannot be operated on the device without said IMSI being associated with the device; wherein, the licence and the IMSI are stored on the same memory medium such that they are transportable from the device together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Ka Keung Wong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING A SOFTWARE LICENSE
    Publication number: 20120260352
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention there is provided a method, comprising: associating an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMSI) with a mobile telecommunication device, the IMSI configured to identify the device to a mobile telephone network; storing a software program in memory associated with the device; storing a licence, necessary for allowing the operation of the software program on the device, in memory associated with the device; and locking the licence to said IMSI such that the software application cannot be operated on the device without said IMSI being associated with the device; wherein, the licence and the IMSI are stored on the same memory medium such that they are transportable from the device together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Ka Keung Wong
  • Method and apparatus for storing a software license
    Patent number: 8229505
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention there is provided a method, comprising: associating an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMSI) with a mobile telecommunication device, the IMSI configured to identify the device to a mobile telephone network; storing a software program in memory associated with the device; storing a license, necessary for allowing the operation of the software program on the device, in memory associated with the device; and locking the license to said IMSI such that the software application cannot be operated on the device without said IMSI being associated with the device; wherein, the license and the IMSI are stored on the same memory medium such that they are transportable from the device together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Ka Keung Wong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING A SOFTWARE LICENCE
    Publication number: 20100130255
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention there is provided a method, comprising: associating an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMSI) with a mobile telecommunication device, the IMSI configured to identify the device to a mobile telephone network; storing a software program in memory associated with the device; storing a license, necessary for allowing the operation of the software program on the device, in memory associated with the device; and locking the license to said IMSI such that the software application cannot be operated on the device without said IMSI being associated with the device; wherein, the license and the IMSI are stored on the same memory medium such that they are transportable from the device together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ka Keung Wong