Bahram Afghani

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.

7272723, Sep 18, 2007

Nov 24, 1999

09/449159

Shawn D. Abbott - Calgary, CA
Bahram Afghani - Laguna Beach CA, US
Mehdi Sotoodeh - Mission Viejo CA, US
Calvin W. Long - Arcadia CA, US

SafeNet, Inc. - Belcamp MD

H04K 1/00
H04L 9/00
G06F 11/30
G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

713185, 713156, 713159, 713172, 713173, 713193, 713194, 713200, 713201, 713202, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709226, 709227, 709228, 709229

A compact, self-contained, personal key is disclosed. The personal key comprises a USB-compliant interface releaseably coupleable to a host processing device; a memory; and a processor. The processor provides the host processing device conditional access to data storable in the memory as well as the functionality required to manage files stored in the personal key and for performing computations based on the data in the files. In one embodiment, the personal key also comprises an integral user input device and an integral user output device. The input and output devices communicate with the processor by communication paths which are independent from the USB-compliant interface, and thus allow the user to communicate with the processor without manifesting any private information external to the personal key.

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.