Patents by Inventor Brent A. Clay

Brent A. Clay 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).

  • Custom mobile telecommunication device configuration management
    Patent number: 10326868
    Abstract: A method of managing a custom configuration manifest, comprising: collecting by an application configuration selections about a user equipment (UE) that are dynamically configured to create the custom configuration manifest; processing by a server the configuration selections and dynamically configuring the configuration selections to create the manifest; transmitting by the server the manifest to both the UE and a database with a plurality of custom configuration manifests; receiving by a custom configuration manifest handling application authorization through one or more authorization options, but not authentication credentials, to allow the manifest handling application to install preferred applications on the UE; installing by the manifest handling application the preferred applications on the UE without providing the authentication credentials; and customizing by the manifest handling application the UE based on the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brent A. Clay, Ricky A. Hohler, Jason B. Marshall, Ryan P. Sullivan
  • Custom mobile telecommunication device configuration management
    Patent number: 10142450
    Abstract: A method of managing a custom configuration manifest, comprising: collecting by an application configuration selections about a user equipment (UE) that are dynamically configured to create the custom configuration manifest; processing by a server the configuration selections and dynamically configuring the configuration selections to create the manifest; transmitting by the server the manifest to both the UE and a database with a plurality of custom configuration manifests; receiving by a custom configuration manifest handling application authorization through one or more authorization options, but not authentication credentials, to allow the manifest handling application to install preferred applications on the UE; installing by the manifest handling application the preferred applications on the UE without providing the authentication credentials; and customizing by the manifest handling application the UE based on the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brent A. Clay, Ricky A. Hohler, Jason B. Marshall, Ryan P. Sullivan