Patents by Inventor Mark P. Hahn

Mark P. Hahn 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).

  • High-speed secure content transfer to SD card from kiosk
    Patent number: 8977783
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for quickly and securely transferring media files to an SD card from a kiosk. The kiosk includes a customer interface module for receiving a selection of a media file to transfer, a transaction module for accepting payment, a media file processing module for preparing the media file to be written to the SD card, and a high-speed secure SD card writer that can write to both an unsecure area and a secure area of the SD card. All data is written to the unsecure area before data is written to the secure area to improve speed. Optionally, the kiosk includes a firmware update module for distributing firmware updates through the SD cards, and the ability to play previews to attract customers and entertain them while transferring media files to the SD card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Media IP, LLC
    Inventors: Mark P. Hahn, Daniel V. Bolstad, Joseph P. Zipperer
  • HIGH-SPEED SECURE CONTENT TRANSFER TO SD CARD FROM KIOSK
    Publication number: 20110093622
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for quickly and securely transferring media files to an SD card from a kiosk. The kiosk includes a customer interface module for receiving a selection of a media file to transfer, a transaction module for accepting payment, a media file processing module for preparing the media file to be written to the SD card, and a high-speed secure SD card writer that can write to both an unsecure area and a secure area of the SD card. All data is written to the unsecure area before data is written to the secure area to improve speed. Optionally, the kiosk includes a firmware update module for distributing firmware updates through the SD cards, and the ability to play previews to attract customers and entertain them while transferring media files to the SD card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: MOD SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mark P. Hahn, Daniel V. Bolstad, Joseph P. Zipperer