Patents by Inventor Nigel Martin Witty

Nigel Martin Witty 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).

  • Security method
    Patent number: 9063752
    Abstract: A security method for verifying a client device comprising: loading and executing a boot loader at the client device which establishes a connection to a boot compliance server; sending a first cryptographic element from the boot compliance server to the client device; generating a first cryptographic response with the first cryptographic element based on at least part of the boot loader and sending the first cryptographic response to the boot compliance server for verification; and continuing the boot process upon successful verification of the first cryptographic response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Nigel Martin Witty
  • SECURITY METHOD
    Publication number: 20100122076
    Abstract: A security method for verifying a client device comprising: loading and executing a boot loader at the client device which establishes a connection to a boot compliance server; sending a first cryptographic element from the boot compliance server to the client device; generating a first cryptographic response with the first cryptographic element based on at least part of the boot loader and sending the first cryptographic response to the boot compliance server for verification; and continuing the boot process upon successful verification of the first cryptographic response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Nigel Martin Witty