Patents by Inventor Tom Y. Liang

Tom Y. Liang 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090125950
    Abstract: A system and method includes a user device having a subscriber activation client application stored therein. The user device prompts entry of an ordering identifier and receives the ordering identifier through a user interface. A subscriber activation system is in communication with the user device through a secure network. The subscriber activation system receives the ordering identifier from the user device. The subscriber activation system verifies the ordering information and generates an activation signal from the order identifier. The subscriber activation system communicates the activation signal to the user device to activate the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, Alistair E. Jeffs, Jennifer S. Staggs, Matthew J. Thompson, Tom Y. Liang, James R. Butterworth, Gilbert Zaldivar, Thai Lam, Amy K. Tsao