Michael Gardiner

US Patent:

8060742, Nov 15, 2011

Filed:

May 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/773613

Inventors:

Michael J. Horgan - Sacramento CA, US
Tim Allen - Sacramento CA, US
Michael Gardiner - Las Vegas NV, US
Terri McGill - Roseville CA, US

Assignee:

Synectic Design, LLC - Sacramento CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

713155, 455411

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a trusted service provider (TSP) which assists with the secure exchange of data across the public switched telephone network. Communications are routed via a TSP, which uses cryptographic techniques to conceal the identities (e. g. , telephone numbers) of the call initiator and call recipient, thereby preventing traffic analysis attacks. The TSP also performs cryptographic handshakes with the call initiator and call recipient to authenticate callers. The TSP further provides cryptographic keying material which communicants may use to help protect communications and to directly authenticate and identify each other. Although the TSP is trusted to negotiate the connection and is involved in the process, the communicants can perform their own key agreement and authentication for protecting data routed via the TSP.

US Patent:

20080040615, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Jun 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/771993

Inventors:

Todd Carper - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Gardiner - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

ELECTRONIC PLASTICS, LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

H04L 9/32

US Classification:

713186000

Abstract:

A biometric device, in one embodiment, comprising an interface for communicating with a device reader; a first processor coupled to the interface; a biometric acquisition device coupled to the first processor; a switch coupled to the interface; and a second processor coupled to the interface through the switch. A method, in one embodiment, comprising receiving power at a first processor within an embedded biometric device; authenticating a user of the embedded biometric device; activating a switch in response to the authentication of the user in order to provide power and input/output to a second processor within the embedded biometric device.

US Patent:

7743247, Jun 22, 2010

Filed:

Aug 8, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/908994

Inventors:

Michael J. Horgan - Sacramento CA, US
Tim Allen - Sacramento CA, US
Michael Gardiner - Las Vegas NV, US
Terri McGill - Roseville CA, US

Assignee:

Synectic Design LLC - Sacramento CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

713155, 455411

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a trusted service provider (TSP) which assists with the secure exchange of data across the public switched telephone network. Communications are routed via a TSP, which uses cryptographic techniques to conceal the identities (e. g. , telephone numbers) of the call initiator and call recipient, thereby preventing traffic analysis attacks. The TSP also performs cryptographic handshakes with the call initiator and call recipient to authenticate callers. The TSP further provides cryptographic keying material which communicants may use to help protect communications and to directly authenticate and identify each other. Although the TSP is trusted to negotiate the connection and is involved in the process, the communicants can perform their own key agreement and authentication for protecting data routed via the TSP.