Patents by Inventor António Carlos CORREIA FERNANDES

António Carlos CORREIA FERNANDES 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: 10805473
    Abstract: A method is provided for using a service of a mobile packet core network in a communication system comprising a mobile device, a node, a mobile packet core network and a wireless radio access network. The mobile device accesses the mobile packet core network via the wireless radio access network. During setup of a connection of the mobile device to the wireless radio access network, the mobile device determines whether the wireless radio access network is trustworthy. If it is not trustworthy, the mobile device establishes a secure tunnel connection to the node of the communication system for triggering usage of the service of communication system by an authentication entity. The secure tunnel connection is established by using a token stored within the mobile device and received by the node. The token comprises at least a certificate for authentication to the authentication entity and is generated using general security mechanisms (e.g., TPM and/or MD5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: VODAFONE GMBH
    Inventors: António Carlos Correia Fernandes, Walter Bindrim
  • Publication number: 20170111792
    Abstract: A method is provided for using a service of a mobile packet core network in a communication system comprising a mobile device, a node, a mobile packet core network and a wireless radio access network. The mobile device accesses the mobile packet core network via the wireless radio access network. During setup of a connection of the mobile device to the wireless radio access network, the mobile device determines whether the wireless radio access network is trustworthy. If it is not trustworthy, the mobile device establishes a secure tunnel connection to the node of the communication system for triggering usage of the service of communication system by an authentication entity. The secure tunnel connection is established by using a token stored within the mobile device and received by the node. The token comprises at least a certificate for authentication to the authentication entity and is generated using general security mechanisms (e.g., TPM and/or MD5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: António Carlos CORREIA FERNANDES, Walter BINDRIM