Patents by Inventor Peter-Paul Mittertreiner

Peter-Paul Mittertreiner 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).

  • Watermark-based access control method and device
    Patent number: 7533266
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a resource using a verifying device uses watermarking device that embeds an authorization code in a signal using watermarking technology. The watermarked signal is then transmitted to a verifying device, e.g. as a television or radio program or as a commercial related to the resource. In the verifying device, the authorization code is extracted from the watermarked signal and an operation to be performed on the resource is authorized in dependence on the extracted authorization code. Preferably the authorization includes permission for executing a program, rendering and/or copying a multimedia object or for activating a cheat function in an electronic game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Civolution B.V.
    Inventors: Alphons Antonius Maria Lambertus Bruekers, Arnoldus Johannes Lucas Maria Maandonks, Peter-Paul Mittertreiner, Johannes Francicus Echbertus Maria Verbruggen
  • Watermark-based access control method and device
    Publication number: 20050021967
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a resource (140) using a verifying device (130). A watermarking device (110) embeds an authorization code in a signal (120) using watermarking technology. The watermarked signal (120) is then transmitted to a verifying device (130), e.g. as a television or radio program or as a commercial related to the resource (140). In the verifying device (130), the authorization code is extracted from the watermarked signal (120) and an operation to be performed on the resource (140) is authorized in dependence on the extracted authorization code. Preferably the authorization comprises permission for executing a program (231), rendering and/or copying a multimedia object (213) or for activating a cheat function in an electronic game (220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alphons Antonius Bruekers, Arnoldus Johannes Maandonks, Peter-Paul Mittertreiner, Johannes Franciscus Verbruggen