Patrick N Godding

6523119, Feb 18, 2003

Dec 4, 1996

08/760648

Dominique Vincent Pavlin - Montigny le Bretonneux, FR
Mehdi Sotoodeh - Mission Viejo CA
Reed H. Tibbetts - Tustin CA
Patrick N. Godding - Lake Forest CA
Alain Raymond Spiewek - Courbevoie, FR
Roger Graham Nixon - Farnham Common, GB

Rainbow Technologies, Inc. - Irvine CA

G06F 1130

713192, 713193, 705 55

A method and apparatus for protecting computer software from unauthorized execution or duplication using a hardware key is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a means for communicating with the computer to receive command messages from the computer in the hardware key and to provide response messages to the computer, a memory for storing data for translating command messages into response messages enabling software execution, and a processor coupled to the interface port for translating command messages into response messages using the data stored in the memory. The processor further comprises a memory manager, for logically segmenting the memory storing the data into at least one protected segment, and for controlling access to the protected segment.

6671808, Dec 30, 2003

Mar 30, 1999

09/281017

Shawn D. Abbott - Calgary, CA
Bahram Afghani - Laguna Beach CA
Allan D. Anderson - Cerritos CA
Patrick N. Godding - Lake Forest CA
Maarten G. Punt - Lake Forest CA
Mehdi Sotoodeh - Mission Viejo CA

Rainbow Technologies, Inc. - Irvine CA

G06F 1130

713200, 713201, 713202, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709229, 705 55, 705 57, 705 58, 705 67

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for a USB-compliant personal key has been described. The personal key includes an integrated connector design that is simple and easy to manufacture, and allows broken or defective connecting pins to be easily replaced. In the several embodiments disclosed, the personal key also comprises a biometric sensor for authenticating the identity of the user, and visual and aural sensors for providing information to the user.

7024564, Apr 4, 2006

Nov 22, 2002

10/302461

Dominique Vincent Pavlin - Montigny le Bretonneux, FR
Mehdi Sotoodeh - Mission Viejo CA, US
Reed H. Tibbetts - Tustin CA, US
Patrick N. Godding - Lake Forest CA, US
Alain Raymond Spiewek - Courbevoie, FR
Roger Graham Nixon - Farnhan Common, GB

SafeNet, Inc. - Belcamp MD

H04L 9/32
H04L 9/00
G06F 12/00
G06F 9/45

713192, 713159, 713164, 713190, 713193, 705 55, 705 57, 705 78, 707205, 717140

A method and apparatus for protecting computer software from unauthorized execution or duplication using a hardware key is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a means for communicating with the computer to receive command messages from the computer in the hardware key and to provide response messages to the computer, a memory for storing data for translating command messages into response messages enabling software execution, and a processor coupled to the communicating means for translating command messages into response messages using the data stored in the memory. The processor further comprises a memory manager, including means for logically segmenting the memory storing the data into at least one protected segment, and a means for controlling access to the protected segment.

46791914, Jul 7, 1987

May 17, 1984

6/611462

Gary A. Nelson - Irvine CA
Patrick N. Godding - Tustin CA
Richard E. Schumaker - Orange CA
Keith D. Walter - Huntington Beach CA
Edward S. Marrone - Los Angeles CA
Stillman E. Gates - Capistrano Beach CA
Everett O. Rigsbee - San Rafael CA
Michael D. Teener - Irvine CA

CXC Corporation - Irvine CA

H04J 322
H04J 316

370 84

The present invention provides a communications system that improves upon the availability of communications paths between devices and simplifies the connectivity requirements to communicate data and control information to and from a remote station. System nodes are provided which are disposed along a time multiplex network signal stream. The nodes serve to interface remote stations to the network signal stream and may also switch information to different stations connected to the same node. The nodes are operative to allocate a variable bandwidth of the network signal stream for data communications between devices connected to different nodes. The nodes include switching devices that may be configured to accommodate stations that operate at different speeds. Allocation of bandwidth may be dynamically varied such that system resources are not unnecessarily diverted. Control of bandwidth allocation and internal switching within the node is accomplished via control information communicated to and from the node.

45876517, May 6, 1986

May 4, 1983

6/491551

Gary A. Nelson - Irvine CA
Patrick N. Godding - Tustin CA
Richard E. Schumaker - Orange CA
Keith D. Walter - Irvine CA
Edward S. Marrone - Los Angeles CA
Stillman F. Gates - Anaheim CA
Everett O. Rigsbee - San Rafael CA
Michael D. Teener - Irvine CA

CXC Corporation - Irvine CA

H04J 300
H04J 316
H04Q 1104

370 88

A variable bandwidth branch exchange system is disclosed for interfacing a network ring to a plurality of peripheral loops, each of the peripheral loops being connected to one or more local stations and to a node on the network ring. Time bit slots on the network ring signal stream are assigned, on a dynamic basis, for communication between local stations. The network ring signal stream is diverted to the peripheral loop by the node when the bit slots assigned to the local station connected to that loop become accessible at the node, thereby placing the peripheral loop in the network ring signal stream. Bit slot bandwidth is variable in accordance with the requirements of a particular local station. Voice, data, and image communications are supported. The modular nature of the system permits the implementation of multiple rings for wide area networking.

45970777, Jun 24, 1986

May 17, 1984

6/611463

Gary A. Nelson - Irvine CA
Patrick N. Godding - Tustin CA
Richard E. Schumaker - Orange CA
Keith D. Walter - Huntington Beach CA
Edward S. Marrone - Los Angeles CA
Stillman F. Gates - Capistrano Beach CA
Everett O. Rigsbee - San Rafael CA
Michael D. Teener - Irvine CA

CXC Corporation - Irvine CA

H04J 300
H04Q 1104

370 88

A communications switching system is provided for transferring information between a plurality of node information highways (66,68) and between node information highways (66,68) and station ports (284,286), the system (221) comprising a plurality of switches (243) each switch having a station to highway section (244) and a highway to station section (246), each section (244,246) being in electrical communication with a station port (284,286) and with a plurality of node information highways (272,274). The station to highway section (244) and highway to station section (246) are each independently and dynamically configurable to communicate a selected bandwidth of information between the station ports and a selected node information highway. Each section (244,246) further being operative to serially integrate control information into the data stream communicated to the station port, and to derive control information from the serial signal stream received from the station port. Thus, connectivity requirements between the station device and the network signal stream are simplified and greater utilization of the network signal stream is possible.

61287415, Oct 3, 2000

Mar 5, 1998

9/035186

Rudy Goetz - Huntington Beach CA
Bahram Afghani - Laguna Niguel CA
Allan D. Anderson - Cerritos CA
Patrick N. Godding - Lake Forest CA
Maarten G. Punt - Lake Forest CA

Rainbow Technologies, Inc. - Irvine CA

G06F 1100
G06F 1300
G06F 1500

713200

A compact hardware key for protecting software executing on a computer is disclosed. The hardware key uses a two piece insulator design in which each insulator piece provides a double layer insulator body for protection from tampering, insulator areas for electrically isolating I/O connector pins, and an integral circuit board support portion for securely mounting the circuit board assembly. The compact hardware key also comprises a unique coaxially displaced interrupt pin structure.

45983976, Jul 1, 1986

Feb 21, 1984

6/582069

Gary A. Nelson - Irvine CA
Patrick N. Godding - Tustin CA

CXC Corporation - Irvine CA

H04J 312
H04J 322

3701101

A large scale integrated circuit device is disclosed that can be used as a component in a variable bandwidth branch exchange system or for other applications utilizing programmable serial data rate conversion. The device can be a serial information interface between a system node and the voice and data channels in a telset or other similar data communications device. The device may be controlled and monitored by an external device such as a microprocessor, and can transfer control and status information between the external control device and the system node.