Patents by Inventor Markus Kivila

Markus Kivila 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).

  • Software loading method and apparatus to a computing platform
    Patent number: 8522003
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that enable loading of computer programs to a trusted computing platform. The computer program loading is enabled by executing a first program loader (21), requesting from a boot server a first program code (22) by the first program loader, wherein the first program code comprises a second program loader, receiving the first program code (23) from the boot server, measuring the second program loader (24), executing the second program loader (25), and requesting from the boot server a second program code (26) by the second program loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Ekberg, Markus Kivila
  • SOFTWARE LOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110161648
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that enable loading of computer programs to a trusted computing platform. The computer program loading is enabled by executing a first program loader (21), requesting from a boot server a first program code (22) by the first program loader, wherein the first program code comprises a second program loader, receiving the first program code (23) from the boot server, measuring the second program loader (24), executing the second program loader (25), and requesting from the boot server a second program code (26) by the second program loader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Ekberg, Markus Kivila