Patents by Inventor Marc Hocking

Marc Hocking 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).

  • System and method for providing a secure computing environment
    Patent number: 8082434
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a secure computing environment to untrusted computer systems is described. A carrier media and an interface are provided, the interface being connectable to a computer to enable communication between the computer and the carrier media. The carrier media encodes a secure computing environment and a boot system, upon connection of the system via the interface to a computer system and booting of the computer system, the boot system is operative to take over the boot process of the computer system and to authenticate the user, wherein upon successful authentication, the boot system is arranged to load the secure computing environment on the computer system, the secure computing environment being configured to prevent predetermined interaction from outside the secure computing environment when it is running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Becrypt Limited
    Inventors: Marc Hocking, Nigel Lee, Andrew Palka
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SECURE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20090070576
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a secure computing environment to untrusted computer systems is described. A carrier media and an interface are provided, the interface being connectable to a computer to enable communication between the computer and the carrier media. The carrier media encodes a secure computing environment and a boot system, upon connection of the system via the interface to a computer system and booting of the computer system, the boot system is operative to take over the boot process of the computer system and to authenticate the user, wherein upon successful authentication, the boot system is arranged to load the secure computing environment on the computer system, the secure computing environment being configured to prevent predetermined interaction from outside the secure computing environment when it is running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: BECRYPT LIMITED
    Inventors: Marc Hocking, Nigel Lee, Andrew Palka