Patents by Inventor Dan SCHAFFNER

Dan SCHAFFNER 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).

  • Utilizations and Applications of Near Field Communications in Mobile Device Management and Security
    Publication number: 20150358822
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using Near Field Communications1 (NFC) m\d other short-range wireless communications technologies in mobile device management and security. Uses of NFC devices of both passive and active types are presented herein, as “policy control points” (PCPs) within a policy-based system for mobile handset management, in situations where granular control of handset capabilities is required. Certain location-based, as well as non-location-specific variants of the invention are presented as examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Thomas HENDRICK, Mark REED, Dan SCHAFFNER, Philip ATTFIELD, Julia NARVAEZ, Paul CHENARD