Patents by Inventor Sonja Zwissler

Sonja Zwissler 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).

  • Method and apparatus for secure processing of sensitive data
    Patent number: 7107445
    Abstract: Apparatus for a multiparty electronic service having at least one host computer being operative to maintain and enforce at least one machine-interpretable service specification (contract) for governing a service between the parties that interact in the processing of a service request. The at least one host computer determines, in accordance with the at least one service specification, the validity of a request and conditionally executes a sequence of processing steps as defined in the service specification. The at least one host computer is further operative to conditionally provide notifications to the contract parties. Machine-interpretable service specifications are negotiated between all parties that cooperate in the processing of a request. Machine-interpretable service specifications can be dynamically added to and cancelled from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Trapp, Sonja Zwissler
  • Method and apparatus for secure processing of sensitive data
    Publication number: 20040098454
    Abstract: Apparatus for a multiparty electronic service having at least one host computer being operative to maintain and enforce at least one machine-interpretable service specification (contract) for governing a service between the parties that interact in the processing of a service request. The at least one host computer determines, in accordance with the at least one service specification, the validity of a request and conditionally executes a sequence of processing steps as defined in the service specification. The at least one host computer is further operative to conditionally provide notifications to the contract parties. Machine-interpretable service specifications are negotiated between all parties that cooperate in the processing of a request. Machine-interpretable service specifications can be dynamically added to and cancelled from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: IBM
    Inventors: Martin Trapp, Sonja Zwissler