Patents by Inventor Timo PALO

Timo PALO 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 for server assisted keystore protection
    Patent number: 9768960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to access a data store previously locked using a passphrase from a device. The method includes the following steps, when the user requests access to the data store: requesting the user to enter the personal code; generating an access code by applying a first function to at least the entered personal code; sending out, to the server, at least an identifier of the device and the access code; for the server, comparing the access code with the preliminary received first function; for the server, if the access code is correct, returning the passphrase to the device; and for the device, unlocking the data store using the received passphrase in combination with the entered personal code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Michael Webster, Seppo Pohja, Timo Palo
  • METHOD FOR SERVER ASSISTED KEYSTORE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20150318992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to access a data store previously locked using a passphrase from a device. The method includes the following steps, when the user requests access to the data store: requesting the user to enter the personal code; generating an access code by applying a first function to at least the entered personal code; sending out, to the server, at least an identifier of the device and the access code; for the server, comparing the access code with the preliminary received first function; for the server, if the access code is correct, returning the passphrase to the device; and for the device, unlocking the data store using the received passphrase in combination with the entered personal code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michael WEBSTER, Seppo POHJA, Timo PALO