Patents by Inventor Werner Waitz

Werner Waitz 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).

  • Secure pin reset process
    Patent number: 8584222
    Abstract: A secure password/Personal Identification Number (PIN) reset process is disclosed. The process involves replacing a transportation password/PIN of a terminal with a user-specific password/PIN. During the replacement, the user-specific password/PIN is bound with a token. The token can then be used to securely reset the password/PIN of the terminal back to the transportation password/PIN if the user-specific password/PIN is forgotten or compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: HID Global GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Andreas Hofer, Werner Waitz
  • SECURE PIN RESET PROCESS
    Publication number: 20120084855
    Abstract: A secure password/Personal Identification Number (PIN) reset process is disclosed. The process involves replacing a transportation password/PIN of a terminal with a user-specific password/PIN. During the replacement, the user-specific password/PIN is bound with a token. The token can then be used to securely reset the password/PIN of the terminal back to the transportation password/PIN if the user-specific password/PIN is forgotten or compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: OMNIKEY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Andreas Hofer, Werner Waitz