Patents by Inventor Timo Skytta

Timo Skytta 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).

  • Virtual identity apparatus and method for using same
    Patent number: 7996888
    Abstract: A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual version of traditional ID cards seamlessly expands the end user's ID card experience and related services to a personal device, like a mobile station or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), as well as to the Web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Petri Asunmaa, Robert Aarts, Timo Skytta, Thomas Reichler
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting data subject to privacy restrictions
    Publication number: 20050076233
    Abstract: A method for transferring data between a service provider and a user is described. The service provider possesses a privacy policy, which may be a predefined privacy policy or a set of privacy policies. The method includes the steps of introducing to a broker a usage policy for the constraints related to the data of the user, receiving a request for data associated with the user from the service provider to the broker, checking in the broker the request against the usage policy of the user, and deciding if the data can be released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Aarts, Margareta Bjorksten, Timo Skytta
  • Virtual identity apparatus and method for using same
    Publication number: 20030172090
    Abstract: A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual version of traditional ID cards seamlessly expands the end user's ID card experience and related services to a personal device, like a mobile station or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), as well as to the Web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Petri Asunmaa, Robert Aarts, Timo Skytta, Thomas Reichler