Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER AIUTO

CHRISTOPHER AIUTO 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).

  • Apparatus and method for reduced latency IOT device control
    Patent number: 12672183
    Abstract: System and method for reduced latency control of IoT devices. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: associating a control device with one or more internet of things (IoT) devices, the control device including a wireless interface supporting broadcast messages over advertising channels and the one or more IoT devices including wireless interfaces supporting listening for the broadcast messages over the advertising channels; generating an advertising packet including an indication of an operation to be performed by the one or more IoT devices and generating a signature with a control device key; receiving the advertising packet at an IoT device of the one or more IoT devices; validating the signature using an IoT device key corresponding to the control device key; and performing the operation by the IoT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Afero, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Finkelstein, Stephen Sewerynek, Benjamin K Gibbs, Christopher Aiuto, Robey Pointer, Joe Britt
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCED LATENCY IOT DEVICE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20240422840
    Abstract: System and method for reduced latency control of IoT devices. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: associating a control device with one or more internet of things (IoT) devices, the control device including a wireless interface supporting broadcast messages over advertising channels and the one or more IoT devices including wireless interfaces supporting listening for the broadcast messages over the advertising channels; generating an advertising packet including an indication of an operation to be performed by the one or more IoT devices and generating a signature with a control device key; receiving the advertising packet at an IoT device of the one or more IoT devices; validating the signature using an IoT device key corresponding to the control device key; and performing the operation by the IoT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: LUCAS FINKELSTEIN, STEPHEN SEWERYNEK, BENJAMIN K. GIBBS, CHRISTOPHER AIUTO, ROBEY POINTER, JOE BRITT