Patents by Inventor Geoffrey C. Kemp

Geoffrey C. Kemp 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).

  • Systems and methods for secure communications between media devices
    Patent number: 11457254
    Abstract: An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: John D. Hamrick, Jr., Geoffrey C. Kemp
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEDIA DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210243484
    Abstract: An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: John D. Hamrick, JR., Geoffrey C. Kemp
  • Systems and methods for secure communications between media devices
    Patent number: 11019376
    Abstract: An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
    Inventors: John D. Hamrick, Jr., Geoffrey C. Kemp
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEDIA DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200336772
    Abstract: An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: John D. Hamrick, JR., Geoffrey C. Kemp
  • Systems and methods for secure communications between media devices
    Patent number: 10735785
    Abstract: An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
    Inventors: John D. Hamrick, Jr., Geoffrey C. Kemp