Patents by Inventor Craig S. Brenner

Craig S. Brenner 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).

  • Coupling devices using multiple discovery zones
    Patent number: 9848283
    Abstract: A system in which a discovering wireless device formulates a first discovery zone. In response to discovering a discoverable wireless device within the zone, the discovering wireless device establish a wireless communication channel with the discoverable wireless device using a powered wireless protocol, and communicates security data with the discoverable wireless device using the wireless communication channel. The discovering wireless device also formulates a second discovery zone that is larger than the first discovery zone, and uses the security data to pair with a target device within the second discovery zone. Thus, pairing is significantly simplified from a user perspective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. Lovitt, Jason R. Farmer, Ted E. Dinklocker, Craig S. Brenner, Darko Kirovski
  • COUPLING DEVICES USING MULTIPLE DISCOVERY ZONES
    Publication number: 20150327049
    Abstract: A system in which a discovering wireless device formulates a first discovery zone. In response to discovering a discoverable wireless device within the zone, the discovering wireless device establish a wireless communication channel with the discoverable wireless device using a powered wireless protocol, and communicates security data with the discoverable wireless device using the wireless communication channel. The discovering wireless device also formulates a second discovery zone that is larger than the first discovery zone, and uses the security data to pair with a target device within the second discovery zone. Thus, pairing is significantly simplified from a user perspective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew W. Lovitt, Jason R. Farmer, Ted E. Dinklocker, Craig S. Brenner, Darko Kirovski
  • Coupling devices using multiple discovery zones
    Patent number: 9107028
    Abstract: A system in which a discovering wireless device formulates a first discovery zone. In response to discovering a discoverable wireless device within the zone, the discovering wireless device establish a wireless communication channel with the discoverable wireless device using a powered wireless protocol, and communicates security data with the discoverable wireless device using the wireless communication channel. The discovering wireless device also formulates a second discovery zone that is larger than the first discovery zone, and uses the security data to pair with a target device within the second discovery zone. Thus, pairing is significantly simplified from a user perspective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. Lovitt, Jason R. Farmer, Ted E. Dinklocker, Craig S. Brenner, Darko Kirovski
  • COUPLING DEVICES USING MULTIPLE DISCOVERY ZONES
    Publication number: 20140170968
    Abstract: A system in which a discovering wireless device formulates a first discovery zone. In response to discovering a discoverable wireless device within the zone, the discovering wireless device establish a wireless communication channel with the discoverable wireless device using a powered wireless protocol, and communicates security data with the discoverable wireless device using the wireless communication channel. The discovering wireless device also formulates a second discovery zone that is larger than the first discovery zone, and uses the security data to pair with a target device within the second discovery zone. Thus, pairing is significantly simplified from a user perspective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew W. Lovitt, Jason R. Farmer, Ted E. Dinklocker, Craig S. Brenner, Darko Kirovski