Patents by Inventor DAN ALTIN

DAN ALTIN 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).

  • Secure two-way beacon in an internet of things (IoT) system
    Patent number: 10924461
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for implementing a 2-way beacon. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a beacon to transmit a first advertisement packet associated with 1-way functions available from the beacon and to further transmit a second advertisement packet associated with 2-way functions available from the beacon; the first advertisement packet to cause an app and/or hub to be initialized on a mobile device; and the second advertisement packet to cause the beacon to establish a first secure communication channel to a cloud service through the app and/or hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Afero, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Britt, Benjamin K. Gibbs, Dan Altin
  • SECURE TWO-WAY BEACON IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180317266
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for implementing a 2-way beacon. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a beacon to transmit a first advertisement packet associated with 1-way functions available from the beacon and to further transmit a second advertisement packet associated with 2-way functions available from the beacon; the first advertisement packet to cause an app and/or hub to be initialized on a mobile device; and the second advertisement packet to cause the beacon to establish a first secure communication channel to a cloud service through the app and/or hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: JOE BRITT, BENJAMIN K. GIBBS, DAN ALTIN