Patents by Inventor Erwin S. LEVY

Erwin S. LEVY 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).

  • Registering a smart device with a registration device using a multicast protocol
    Patent number: 10291603
    Abstract: A device may transmit, to a first device, a first point-to-multipoint message to determine whether to request security information. The security information may be associated with permitting the first device to register with a registration device. The device may receive, from the first device, a point-to-multipoint response that includes first device information associated with connecting to the first device. The device may transmit, to the first device, a second point-to-multipoint message based on the first device information. The device may request and receive the security information from the registration device. The device may provide the security information to the first device to permit the first device to register with the registration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin N. Robinson, Gabor Illes, Shamik Basu, Erwin S. Levy, Mahadevan Viswanathan
  • REGISTERING A SMART DEVICE WITH A REGISTRATION DEVICE USING A MULTICAST PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20170295167
    Abstract: A device may transmit, to a first device, a first point-to-multipoint message to determine whether to request security information. The security information may be associated with permitting the first device to register with a registration device. The device may receive, from the first device, a point-to-multipoint response that includes first device information associated with connecting to the first device. The device may transmit, to the first device, a second point-to-multipoint message based on the first device information. The device may request and receive the security information from the registration device. The device may provide the security information to the first device to permit the first device to register with the registration device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Quentin N. ROBINSON, Gabor ILLES, Shamik BASU, Erwin S. LEVY, Mahadevan VISWANATHAN