Patents by Inventor Anna Yin

Anna Yin 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).

  • Radio frequency identifiers for providing user access to computing resources
    Patent number: 9471757
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to computing resources including an authentication device operatively associated with a computing device, the authentication device being configured to transmit an interrogation signal to a predetermined area. A computing device has at least one software application resides thereon. A wireless license device is configured to transmit license information to the authentication device in response to the interrogation signal and to allow the software application to run while the wireless license device is within the predetermined area and to prevent the software application from running when the wireless license device is not within the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gayle L. Noble, Anna Yin
  • RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFIERS FOR PROVIDING USER ACCESS TO COMPUTING RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20090089885
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to computing resources including an authentication device operatively associated with a computing device, the authentication device being configured to transmit an interrogation signal to a predetermined area. A computing device has at least one software application resides thereon. A wireless license device is configured to transmit license information to the authentication device in response to the interrogation signal and to allow the software application to run while the wireless license device is within the predetermined area and to prevent the software application from running when the wireless license device is not within the predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gayle L. Noble, Anna Yin