Patents by Inventor Allen Kennedy, JR.

Allen Kennedy, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Secure access authorization method
    Patent number: 10492067
    Abstract: Credentialing systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes sending, by a mobile device and over a network to an installed device, a request for access to the installed device. The method includes receiving, in response to the request, an encrypted token from the installed device. The method includes performing an authentication process with a credentialing server using the token, wherein the credentialing server decrypts the token. The method includes receiving, from the credentialing server, a validation key corresponding to the installed device. The method includes communicating, by the mobile device, with the installed device using the validation key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen Kennedy, Jr.
  • SECURE ACCESS AUTHORIZATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20180146369
    Abstract: Credentialing systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes sending, by a mobile device and over a network to an installed device, a request for access to the installed device. The method includes receiving, in response to the request, an encrypted token from the installed device. The method includes performing an authentication process with a credentialing server using the token, wherein the credentialing server decrypts the token. The method includes receiving, from the credentialing server, a validation key corresponding to the installed device. The method includes communicating, by the mobile device, with the installed device using the validation key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen Kennedy, JR.