Patents by Inventor Richard Zaffino

Richard Zaffino 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).

  • Patent number: 11937084
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a device on a wireless network using a secure attestation package is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, information related to a device of an Internet of Thing (IoT) service provider, generating, by the processor, a secure attestation package based on the information, transmitting, by the processor, the secure attestation package to the IoT service provider, receiving, by the processor, a request to access a wireless network of the processor from the device of the IoT service provider, and authorizing, by the processor, the device to access the wireless network based on the secure attestation package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Arnold Schrider, Yaron Koral
  • Publication number: 20230209347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a device on a wireless network using a secure attestation package is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, information related to a device of an Internet of Thing (IoT) service provider, generating, by the processor, a secure attestation package based on the information, transmitting, by the processor, the secure attestation package to the IoT service provider, receiving, by the processor, a request to access a wireless network of the processor from the device of the IoT service provider, and authorizing, by the processor, the device to access the wireless network based on the secure attestation package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Arnold Schrider, Yaron Koral
  • Publication number: 20230199455
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of determining network capacity to provide an enhanced experience to user equipment running an application; determining whether the user equipment features can provide the enhanced experience, wherein the determination is based in part on capability, location and subscription status; and responsive to a determination of adequate network capacity and adequate user equipment features, offering the enhanced experience through the application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Schrider, Christopher McNair Wood, Richard Zaffino, Jason Sikes, Patrick Hendricks, Matthew Wallace
  • Publication number: 20230114114
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initializing a secure timer in a wireless device, determining whether a subscriber identification module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device comprises a carrier identity that matches a carrier identity stored in the machine-readable medium, establishing a network connection with a trusted server, starting the secure timer if the SIM card and network connection are satisfactory, periodically checking the network connection and SIM card until expiry of the secure timer, penalizing the secure timer responsive to a failure of the network connection or SIM card check, and responsive to expiry of the secure timer, unlocking a SIM lock. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: AT & T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Richard Zaffino
  • Patent number: 11595819
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a device on a wireless network using a secure attestation package is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, information related to a device of an Internet of Thing (IoT) service provider, generating, by the processor, a secure attestation package based on the information, transmitting, by the processor, the secure attestation package to the IoT service provider, receiving, by the processor, a request to access a wireless network of the processor from the device of the IoT service provider, and authorizing, by the processor, the device to access the wireless network based on the secure attestation package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Arnold Schrider, Yaron Koral
  • Patent number: 11558751
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initializing a secure timer in a wireless device, determining whether a subscriber identification module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device comprises a carrier identity that matches a carrier identity stored in the machine-readable medium, establishing a network connection with a trusted server, starting the secure timer if the SIM card and network connection are satisfactory, periodically checking the network connection and SIM card until expiry of the secure timer, penalizing the secure timer responsive to a failure of the network connection or SIM card check, and responsive to expiry of the secure timer, unlocking a SIM lock. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Richard Zaffino
  • Publication number: 20210377737
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a device on a wireless network using a secure attestation package is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, information related to a device of an Internet of Thing (IoT) service provider, generating, by the processor, a secure attestation package based on the information, transmitting, by the processor, the secure attestation package to the IoT service provider, receiving, by the processor, a request to access a wireless network of the processor from the device of the IoT service provider, and authorizing, by the processor, the device to access the wireless network based on the secure attestation package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Arnold Schrider, Yaron Koral
  • Publication number: 20210211882
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initializing a secure timer in a wireless device, determining whether a subscriber identification module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device comprises a carrier identity that matches a carrier identity stored in the machine-readable medium, establishing a network connection with a trusted server, starting the secure timer if the SIM card and network connection are satisfactory, periodically checking the network connection and SIM card until expiry of the secure timer, penalizing the secure timer responsive to a failure of the network connection or SIM card check, and responsive to expiry of the secure timer, unlocking a SIM lock. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Richard Zaffino
  • Patent number: 10993107
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initializing a secure timer in a wireless device, determining whether a subscriber identification module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device comprises a carrier identity that matches a carrier identity stored in the machine-readable medium, establishing a network connection with a trusted server, starting the secure timer if the SIM card and network connection are satisfactory, periodically checking the network connection and SIM card until expiry of the secure timer, penalizing the secure timer responsive to a failure of the network connection or SIM card check, and responsive to expiry of the secure timer, unlocking a SIM lock. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Richard Zaffino
  • Publication number: 20200280847
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initializing a secure timer in a wireless device, determining whether a subscriber identification module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device comprises a carrier identity that matches a carrier identity stored in the machine-readable medium, establishing a network connection with a trusted server, starting the secure timer if the SIM card and network connection are satisfactory, periodically checking the network connection and SIM card until expiry of the secure timer, penalizing the secure timer responsive to a failure of the network connection or SIM card check, and responsive to expiry of the secure timer, unlocking a SIM lock. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Ginger Chien, Richard Zaffino
  • Patent number: 10116783
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Settings associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Publication number: 20160366265
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Settings associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Patent number: 9432514
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Settings associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Patent number: 9384195
    Abstract: A mobile communication device may operate with a number of different applications, each having different file types associated therewith. A file analyzer receives data files and analyzes the files to identify a content type and thereafter associates the identified file with the appropriate application or applications. The received data files may be delivered through a wired connection, a wireless connection, or through the introduction of a memory device, such as a removable storage device, to the mobile communication device. The file analyzer may provide the appropriate notification or indication of association or association to the application associated with the identified content type and may further provide user notification of a newly delivered file. The files may be data files, such as text or multimedia files such as audio and/or video files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Arnold Schrider
  • Publication number: 20140080455
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Setting associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Patent number: 8588794
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Setting associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Publication number: 20120244831
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Setting associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Patent number: 8208908
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Setting associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak
  • Patent number: 8140093
    Abstract: A technique configures a wireless device to perform operations based on the wireless device being within or near a particular physical environment. A wireless signal source identifier (e.g., a cell site identifier) serves as a wireless landmark for the particular physical environment. When the wireless device detects the wireless landmark, the wireless device performs operations previously associated with the wireless landmark. To define a wireless landmark for a particular physical environment, the wireless device detects wireless communications signals and decodes the signals to determine wireless signal source identifiers. A user selects a particular wireless signal source identifier and associates the selected wireless signal source identifier with an indication of the physical environment, such as a character string representation of the physical environment. The user indicates one or more operations for the wireless device to perform in response to subsequent detection of the wireless landmark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Zaffino
  • Publication number: 20110143730
    Abstract: A media control profile is described herein. The media control profile provides a number of selectable pre-defined and/or user-defined settings to manipulate the functionality of a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment mobile device. Three basic modes of operation, namely a telecommunications-only device mode, an entertainment-only device mode, and a hybrid telecommunications and entertainment device mode are provided. Setting associated with one or more of these basic modes are combined to form a media control profile for the hybrid mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Zaffino, Andrew T. Smoak