Patents by Inventor Ravikumar Mohandas

Ravikumar Mohandas 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 FOR PHYSICALLY UNSECURED SOFTWARE ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20080104704
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting keys and similar critical software elements from unauthorized access, when the software may be exposed (unprotected). Disclosed is the use of a system clock and timer used in conjunction with critical code sections that allows the software to detect when it is being traced in an unauthorized manner. Additionally disclosed is the use of a dedicated timer which, in conjunction with code that is used to retrieve critical software elements, enables the code to trigger a system reset if the code is being run on an emulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Ravikumar Mohandas
  • Zero-configuring IP addresses for peer-to-peer networks
    Publication number: 20050188069
    Abstract: A client device includes DHCP-based functionality for allocating an IP address to the client device for use within an ad-hoc wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: Ravikumar Mohandas