Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo

Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo 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).

  • System and method for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone
    Patent number: 9374765
    Abstract: A method, computer code product for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone. The device is configured to connect to a subscriber device in a subscriber network and determine if the subscriber device is on a list of preapproved subscriber devices in the specified geographic zone. The device can also be configured to determine if it is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber devices. If the device is connected to a subscriber device on the preapproved list or a neighbor list, the device is permission as if it is in the geographic zone. Additional subscriber devices can be added to the neighbor list(s) when the device is handed off from an approved subscriber device based on the previous subscriber device to which the device was connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Novatel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Tejender Chana, Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A SPECIFIED GEOGRAPHIC ZONE
    Publication number: 20150111540
    Abstract: A method, computer code product for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone. The device is configured to connect to a subscriber device in a subscriber network and determine if the subscriber device is on a list of preapproved subscriber devices in the specified geographic zone. The device can also be configured to determine if it is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber devices. If the device is connected to a subscriber device on the preapproved list or a neighbor list, the device is permission as if it is in the geographic zone. Additional subscriber devices can be added to the neighbor list(s) when the device is handed off from an approved subscriber device based on the previous subscriber device to which the device was connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tejender Chana, Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo
  • System and method for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone
    Patent number: 8903427
    Abstract: A method, computer code product for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone. The device is configured to connect to a subscriber device in a subscriber network and determine if the subscriber device is on a list of preapproved subscriber devices in the specified geographic zone. The device can also be configured to determine if it is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber devices. If the device is connected to a subscriber device on the preapproved list or a neighbor list, the device is permission as if it is in the geographic zone. Additional subscriber devices can be added to the neighbor list(s) when the device is handed off from an approved subscriber device based on the previous subscriber device to which the device was connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Novatel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Tejender Chana, Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo
  • System and Method for Limiting a Wireless Communication Device to a Specified Geographic Zone
    Publication number: 20110136513
    Abstract: A method, computer code product for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone. The device is configured to connect to a subscriber device in a subscriber network and determine if the subscriber device is on a list of preapproved subscriber devices in the specified geographic zone. The device can also be configured to determine if it is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber devices. If the device is connected to a subscriber device on the preapproved list or a neighbor list, the device is permission as if it is in the geographic zone. Additional subscriber devices can be added to the neighbor list(s) when the device is handed off from an approved subscriber device based on the previous subscriber device to which the device was connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Novatel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Tejender Chana, Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo
  • System and method for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone
    Patent number: 7826856
    Abstract: A method, computer code product for limiting a wireless communication device to a specified geographic zone. The device is configured to connect to a subscriber device in a subscriber network and determine if the subscriber device is on a list of preapproved subscriber devices in the specified geographic zone. The device can also be configured to determine if it is connected to a subscriber device on at least one neighbor list of approved subscriber devices. If the device is connected to a subscriber device on the preapproved list or a neighbor list, the device is permission as if it is in the geographic zone. Additional subscriber devices can be added to the neighbor list(s) when the device is handed off from an approved subscriber device based on the previous subscriber device to which the device was connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Novatel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Tejender Chana, Giuseppe Joe DiRienzo