Patents by Inventor Klemens Seemüller

Klemens Seemüller 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: 8146831
    Abstract: For personalizing a portable data carrier (1), a selection device (8) of the data carrier (1) analyzes commands (23) which the data carrier (1) receives from a personalization device (20) within the framework of a personalization method. If the commands (23) are recognized by the selection device (8) as belonging to a certain personalization method, the selection device (8) activates that personalization interface (9) of the data carrier (1) that supports said personalization method. The automatic selection of one of a plurality of personalization interfaces (9) installed on the data carrier (1) permits a flexible personalization of the data carrier (1) independently of any proprietary personalization methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventor: Klemens Seemüller