Patents by Inventor Arthur E. Paton

Arthur E. Paton 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 apparatus for managing service lists
    Patent number: 8477942
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing service lists receives a service list and a security layer identifier at a device. The service list comprises at least two service identifiers. The method and apparatus determines whether the security layer is authorized for the device, and, for each service identified in the service list, when the security layer is authorized for the device the method and apparatus acquires each service in the service list that is not already installed in the device and enables each service in the service list that is not already enabled in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Arthur E. Paton, Thomas M. Tirpak
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SERVICE LISTS
    Publication number: 20100100938
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing service lists receives a service list and a security layer identifier at a device. The service list comprises at least two service identifiers. The method and apparatus determines whether the security layer is authorized for the device, and, for each service identified in the service list, when the security layer is authorized for the device the method and apparatus acquires each service in the service list that is not already installed in the device and enables each service in the service list that is not already enabled in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Arthur E. Paton, Thomas M. Tirpak