Patents by Inventor Mark Aris

Mark Aris 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).

  • Apparatus and method to enable operation between a main assembly and a sub-assembly that are cryptographically related
    Patent number: 8943327
    Abstract: According to one aspect of embodiments of the present invention there is provided apparatus comprising a main assembly having a processing element configured to: obtain a first and second sub-assembly identifier stored on a second-assembly in communication with the main assembly; and enable operation of the main assembly and second assembly based on a determination that the first and second sub-assembly identifiers are cryptographically related.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Martin, Mark Aris
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110185187
    Abstract: According to one aspect of embodiments of the present invention there is provided apparatus comprising a main assembly having a processing element configured to: obtain a first and second sub-assembly identifier stored on a second-assembly in communication with the main assembly; and enable operation of the main assembly and second assembly based on a determination that the first and second sub-assembly identifiers are cryptographically related.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher Martin, Mark Aris