Patents by Inventor Shawn C. Beckman

Shawn C. Beckman 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).

  • Platform and method for securing data provided through a user input device
    Patent number: 6775770
    Abstract: A platform and a corresponding method for protecting the integrity of data transferred between the user input device and a secure processing unit. In one embodiment, this can be accomplished by establishing a virtual secure path between a device controller of the user input device and the secure processing unit. Thereafter, when sensitive information is input by the user via the user input device, the device controller is placed in a first mode of operation to securely transfer the sensitive information from the user input device to the secure processing unit over the virtual secure path. Additionally, a security indicator is placed in an Active state to indicate to the user that the sensitive information is being securely transferred to the secure processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Derek L. Davis, Shawn C. Beckman