Patents by Inventor Christophe NEUMANN

Christophe NEUMANN 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).

  • Methods, apparatus, and system for controlling access to a local network
    Patent number: 11431713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling access to a first network, comprising receiving, by a first network access device of the first network, an access request from a visiting user device, determining, by the first network access device, if the visiting user device was granted an access to the first network, if the visiting device has not been granted an access to the first network, determining if there is a second network access device that granted the visiting user device an access to a second network and the second network access device is linked to the first network access device, and if the second network access device exists, granting the visiting user device an access to the first network by the first network access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Christophe Neumann, Siegfried Loeffler, Stephane Onno, Olivier Heen, Eiwan Le Merrer
  • METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A LOCAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190356664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling access to a first network, comprising receiving, by a first network access device of the first network, an access request from a visiting user device, determining, by the first network access device, if the visiting user device was granted an access to the first network, if the visiting device has not been granted an access to the first network, determining if there is a second network access device that granted the visiting user device an access to a second network and the second network access device is linked to the first network access device, and if the second network access device exists, granting the visiting user device an access to the first network by the first network access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Christophe NEUMANN, Siegfried LOEFFLER, Stephane ONNO, Olivier HEEN, Eiwan LE MERRER