Scott D Elliott

US Patent:

6496766, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Apr 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

09/914173

Inventors:

Leonhard E. Bernold - Cary NC
Steven J. Lorenc - Apex NC
Scott D. Elliott - Holly Springs NC
Michael S. Cobb - Hillsborough NC
Anders R. Green - Apex NC

Assignee:

North Carolina State University - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

G06G 776

US Classification:

701 50, 340685, 212276

Abstract:

A crane monitoring system and method is characterized by a plurality of sensors mounted to a crane which communicate data to an on-board control unit. The control unit is characterized by having âblack boxâ functionality. A tip switch is mounted in parallel relation to the vertical portion of a hoist cable below the boom tip. The control unit processes and stores input data from the sensors which will indicate unsafe crane conditions, defined as alarm events such as dragging and extrication events. Each stored event has a time and date stamp. Upon detection of an alarm event, the control unit logs data from the sensors into a non-volatile memory, along with the data from a period of time prior to the alarm event. Data is stored continuously until the alarm event clears. Additional data is stored for a period of time after the conclusion of the alarm event.

US Patent:

6959390, Oct 25, 2005

Filed:

Mar 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/262123

Inventors:

David Carroll Challener - Raleigh NC, US
Daryl Carvis Cromer - Apex NC, US
Mark Charles Davis - Durham NC, US
Scott Thomas Elliott - Raleigh NC, US
Howard Jeffrey Locker - Cary NC, US
Andy Lloyd Trotter - Raleigh NC, US
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F011/30
H04L009/00

US Classification:

713194, 380281, 380282, 380284, 380285

Abstract:

A data processing system and method are disclosed for maintaining secure user private keys in a non-secure storage device. A master key pair is established for the system. The master key pair includes a master private key and a master public key. The master key pair is stored in a protected storage device. A unique user key pair is established for each user. The user key pair includes a user private key and a user public key. The user private key is encrypted utilizing the master public key. The encrypted user private key is stored in the non-secure storage device, wherein the encrypted user private key is secure while stored in the non-secure storage device.

US Patent:

7107460, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Feb 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/077135

Inventors:

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Apex NC, US
Scott Thomas Elliott - Raleigh NC, US
James Patrick Hoff - Wake Forest NC, US
Howard Jeffrey Locker - Cary NC, US
David Rivera - Durham NC, US
Randall Scott Springfield - Chapel Hill NC, US
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 29/02
H04L 29/18
H04L 9/34

US Classification:

713193, 713167

Abstract:

An embedded security subsystem, and method for implementing the same, which provide secure controllability of a data security device within a data processing system. The embedded security subsystem of the present invention includes a persistent enable flag for providing control access to the data security device, wherein the persistent enable flag is accessible only in response to a power-on reset cycle of the data processing system. The persistent enable flag is read-only accessible to runtime program instructions. A pending state change flag that is write accessible by runtime program instructions is utilized for setting an intended next state of the persistent enable flag such that control access to the data security device is enabled only during a subsequent power-on reset of said data processing system.

US Patent:

7167982, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Sep 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/952103

Inventors:

Scott Thomas Elliott - Raleigh NC, US
James Patrick Hoff - Raleigh NC, US
Christopher Scott Long - Chapel Hill NC, US
David Rivera - Durham NC, US
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd. - Singapore

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713164, 713165, 713189, 707204

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product for securing decrypted files in a shared environment. A filter driver in a kernel space may be configured to control service requests to encrypted files stored in a shared area, e. g. , a shared directory on a disk unit, accessible by multiple users. The filter driver may receive a service request to open an encrypted document in the shared area issued from an authorized user. Upon receiving the encrypted data, the filter driver may decrypt the encrypted data. The filter driver may subsequently store the decrypted data in a file in a non-shared area, e. g. , a non-shared directory. The non-shared area may be accessible only by the authorized user that requested access to the encrypted file. By storing the decrypted data in a file in the non-shared area, a file once decrypted may be protected in a file sharing environment.

US Patent:

7673134, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Apr 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/101290

Inventors:

Ryan Charles Catherman - Raleigh NC, US
David Carroll Challener - Raleigh NC, US
Scott Thomas Elliott - Raleigh NC, US
James Patrick Hoff - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713155, 713156, 726 10, 726 12

Abstract:

A method and system for remotely storing a user's admin key to gain access to an intranet is presented. The user's admin key and intranet user identification (ID) are encrypted using an enterprise's public key, and together they are concatenated into a single backup admin file, which is stored in the user's client computer. If the user needs his admin file and is unable to access it in a backup client computer, he sends the encrypted backup admin file to a backup server and his unencrypted intranet user ID to an intranet authentication server. The backup server decrypts the user's single backup admin file to obtain the user's admin key and intranet user ID. If the unencrypted intranet user ID in the authentication server matches the decrypted intranet user ID in the backup server, then the backup server sends the backup client computer the decrypted admin key.

US Patent:

8145327, Mar 27, 2012

Filed:

Mar 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/403946

Inventors:

Susan Banks - Durham NC, US
Scott D. Elliott - Holly Springs NC, US
Brad Forrest - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/28
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700 19, 700 20, 700295

Abstract:

A system of electrical modules includes a plurality of modules, including power modules, control modules, and output modules. Power modules provide power for powering one or more control and output modules. Control modules provide control signals to one or more output modules. Output modules perform predefined functions responsive to receiving power from a power module and/or a control signal from a control module. All of the modules have like mating connectors and like connector wiring. This arrangement forms a system bus across any given plurality of modules, when those modules are serially interconnected in a daisy chain. In at least one embodiment, the mating connectors and the connector wiring are standardized across the system such that any module can be coupled to any other module, and the ordering of the modules in the daisy chain is not fixed.

US Patent:

8533776, Sep 10, 2013

Filed:

Sep 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/952493

Inventors:

Scott T. Elliott - Rolesville NC, US
James P. Hoff - Wake Forest NC, US
Scott Long - Chapel NC, US
James P. Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd. - Singapore

International Classification:

G06F 7/04

US Classification:

726 2, 726 34, 726 35, 713194

Abstract:

A method and system for binding a device to a planar is disclosed. According to the preferred embodiment of the method and system of the present invention, a programmable memory chip is provided on the planar and the device is detachably attached to the planar. The method and system further includes using the programmable memory chip to bind the device to the planar. Through the aspects of the present invention, the programmable memory chip transmits a message associated with the planar to the device, which is programmed to receive the message associated with the planar. If the message received by the device is not the message associated with the planar, the device is disabled.

US Patent:

20030053630, Mar 20, 2003

Filed:

Sep 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/957415

Inventors:

Scott Elliott - Raleigh NC, US
James Hoff - Raleigh NC, US
Christopher Long - Chapel Hill NC, US
David Rivera - Durham NC, US
Andy Trotter - Raleigh NC, US
James Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04K001/00

US Classification:

380/277000

Abstract:

A method and system for control of key pair usage in a computer system is disclosed. The method and system comprise creating key pair material for utilization with an embedded security chip of the computer system. The key pair material includes tag data. The method and system further includes determining whether the key pair material is bound to the embedded security chip based on the tag data. Through the present invention, more flexibility for control over which keys are bound to an embedded security system is achieved. These and other advantages of the aspects of the present invention will be more fully understood in conjunction with the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.