Patents by Inventor Paul Allen Cronce

Paul Allen Cronce 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).

  • Reducing software release date tampering by incorporating software release date information into a key exchange protocol
    Patent number: 11748459
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments prevent tampering of a software release date associated with a software application by incorporating the software release date into a key exchange with a security domain. If the software release date is tampered with, then the key exchange results in the wrong key exchange key. Without the correct key exchange key, the software application will fail its check of the license, and the software application will no longer continue to run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Fontana, Paul Allen Cronce
  • REDUCING SOFTWARE RELEASE DATE TAMPERING BY INCORPORATING SOFTWARE RELEASE DATE INFORMATION INTO A KEY EXCHANGE PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20200311228
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments prevent tampering of a software release date associated with a software application by incorporating the software release date into a key exchange with a security domain. If the software release date is tampered with, then the key exchange results in the wrong key exchange key. Without the correct key exchange key, the software application will fail its check of the license, and the software application will no longer continue to run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph FONTANA, Paul Allen CRONCE
  • INCORPORATING SOFTWARE DATE INFORMATION INTO A KEY EXCHANGE PROTOCOL TO REDUCE SOFTWARE TAMPERING
    Publication number: 20190044709
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments prevent tampering of a software date associated with a software application by incorporating the software date into a key exchange with a security domain. If the software date is tampered with, then the key exchange results in the wrong key exchange key. Without the correct key exchange key, the software application will fail its check of the license, and the software application will no longer continue to run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Fontana, Paul Allen Cronce
  • Portable authorization device for authorizing use of protected information and associated method
    Patent number: 9305173
    Abstract: An authorization system and associated method for selectively authorizing a host system to use one or more items of protected information associated with the host system. The authorization system includes a portable authorization device that is removably couplable to the host system. The portable authorization device is capable of receiving and storing multiple items of authorization information associated with a plurality of respective items of protected information from one or more information authorities. Preferably, the portable authorization device is capable of communicating with multiple types of information authorities. The portable authorization device selectively authorizes the host system to use the one or more respective items of protected information based upon the respective authorization information stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Pace Anti-Piracy, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Allen Cronce, Joseph M. Fontana
  • Portable authorization device for authorizing use of protected information and associated method
    Patent number: 7032240
    Abstract: An authorization system and associated method for selectively authorizing a host system to use one or more items of protected information associated with the host system. The authorization system includes a portable authorization device that is removably couplable to the host system. The portable authorization device is capable of receiving and storing multiple items of authorization information associated with a plurality of respective items of protected information from one or more information authorities. Preferably, the portable authorization device is capable of communicating with multiple types of information authorities. The portable authorization device selectively authorizes the host system to use the one or more respective items of protected information based upon the respective authorization information stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Pace Anti-Piracy, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Allen Cronce, Joseph M. Fontana