Patents by Inventor Dan Mattox

Dan Mattox 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).

  • Verifying user premises equipment identity with deployed firmware and expired authentication
    Patent number: 12713238
    Abstract: An authentication request is received from a User Premises Equipment (UPE). The authentication request is responsive to expiration of a prior authentication certificate provided to the UPE. The authentication request comprises a set of metadata information elements. A subset of metadata information elements are selected from the set, comprising a static element descriptive of a UPE establishment event, and environmental elements indicative of a physical environment of the UPE. The static element is validated based on validation information. A trust score for the UPE is generated based on a comparison between the environmental elements and a UPE environmental profile descriptive of a known physical environment of a geographic area associated with the UPE. An authentication certificate is provided to the UPE based on the trust score being greater than a threshold trust score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: James Kruczek, Tyson Vinson, Dan Mattox, Ashish Ranjan
  • VERIFYING USER PREMISES EQUIPMENT IDENTITY WITH DEPLOYED FIRMWARE AND EXPIRED AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20250350943
    Abstract: An authentication request is received from a User Premises Equipment (UPE). The authentication request is responsive to expiration of a prior authentication certificate provided to the UPE. The authentication request comprises a set of metadata information elements. A subset of metadata information elements are selected from the set, comprising a static element descriptive of a UPE establishment event, and environmental elements indicative of a physical environment of the UPE. The static element is validated based on validation information. A trust score for the UPE is generated based on a comparison between the environmental elements and a UPE environmental profile descriptive of a known physical environment of a geographic area associated with the UPE. An authentication certificate is provided to the UPE based on the trust score being greater than a threshold trust score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: James Kruczek, Tyson Vinson, Dan Mattox, Ashish Ranjan