Invention is all around us!
Writers invent characters and worlds for them to inhabit. Scientists and engineers invent new tools to investigate the nature of reality. Musicians and artists invent new ways for us to hear and see the world. And, technologists innovate on existing technology or invent something new.
All this inventing is done by creative people who see problems and find solutions!
I’ve been fortunate enough to experience invention a number of times in my life. Two of those times produced solutions to business problems that the companies I worked for deemed important enough to protect with patents.
Both patents merge the mathematics of cryptography with consumer payment processing technologies to solve business problems. The title of each patent is also a statement of the business problem that was solved.
Key Management Risk Reduction Techniques for Chip Based Payment Systems – Patent # 6,128,391 (October 2000)
Secure Combination Pin Pad and Terminal – Patent # 5,493,613 (February 1996)
Click on the patent certificates for the details.