Patents by Inventor Stephen Omohundro

Stephen Omohundro 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).

  • Patent number: 11562081
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling access to secure data use a custodial TRNG disk. Source data is encrypted using first key data from a first TRNG disk to generate encrypted data which is stored at a first location by a first entity. A second TRNG disk has second key data which is stored at a second location by a second entity. A first TRNG disk copy and a second TRNG disk copy are made identical to the first TRNG disk and the second TRNG disk, respectively, and are stored at one or more locations by a custodial entity. The first key data and the second key data are encoded together, and then transmitted to one or more of the first or second entities. The first quantity of encrypted data is decryptable using the encoded first key data and the second key data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTUM PROPERTIES TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. Esbensen, Stephen Omohundro
  • Patent number: 11537728
    Abstract: Methods and systems for securing data using random bits and encoded key data. A plurality of true random number generator (TRNG) disks and a plurality of key data sets are provided. A key data set from the plurality of key data sets is associated with each of the plurality of TRNG disks, respectively. The key data set comprises at least a block of random bits of an associated TRNG disk. An encoded key data set is formed by encoding at least two of the key data sets together. The source data can be encrypted with the encoded key data set to produce a quantity of encrypted data. The encrypted data can be decrypted with the encoded key data set or the at least two of the key data sets retrieved from the associated TRNG disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTUM PROPERTIES TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. Esbensen, Stephen Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20220366060
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling access to secure data use a custodial TRNG disk. Source data is encrypted using first key data from a first TRNG disk to generate encrypted data which is stored at a first location by a first entity. A second TRNG disk has second key data which is stored at a second location by a second entity. A first TRNG disk copy and a second TRNG disk copy are made identical to the first TRNG disk and the second TRNG disk, respectively, and are stored at one or more locations by a custodial entity. The first key data and the second key data are encoded together, and then transmitted to one or more of the first or second entities. The first quantity of encrypted data is decryptable using the encoded first key data and the second key data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel M. ESBENSEN, Stephen OMOHUNDRO
  • Patent number: 7775439
    Abstract: Passive wands, tracked by one or more cameras, are used as user interface devices. The wands are inexpensive, and are a natural way for users to interact with devices such as large displays. Each wand may be used to specify a full 6 degrees of freedom, which can be helpful for manipulation of 3D applications. The wands may also be used to identify 3D world points, which is useful for multi-camera calibration, and for building 3D models of physical spaces. The described methods provide a more precise estimation of wand pose, and can be implemented with a single camera. Also described is a method for estimation wand pose using information available along a one dimensional ‘line scan’ within the image, which simplifies processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donald G. Kimber, Feng Guo, Eleanor G. Rieffel, Kazumasa Murai, Stephen Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20080167818
    Abstract: Passive wands, tracked by one or more cameras, are used as user interface devices. The wands are inexpensive, and are a natural way for users to interact with devices such as large displays. Each wand may be used to specify a full 6 degrees of freedom, which can be helpful for manipulation of 3D applications. The wands may also be used to identify 3D world points, which is useful for multi-camera calibration, and for building 3D models of physical spaces. The described methods provide a more precise estimation of wand pose, and can be implemented with a single camera. Also described is a method for estimation wand pose using information available along a one dimensional ‘line scan’ within the image, which simplifies processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donald G. KIMBER, Feng Guo, Eleanor G. Rieffel, Kazumasa Murai, Stephen Omohundro