Patents by Inventor HANS VAN AMSTEL

HANS VAN AMSTEL 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing conditional access to indoor location information
    Patent number: 11429737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and methods for providing conditional access to indoor location information in a system comprising a mobile device (320), a positioning webservice (310) and an authorization authority (360), the method comprising: the mobile device (320) performing the steps of: transmitting license information to the authorization authority (360) and transmitting a request for indoor location information to the positioning webservice, the request comprising a request-location-estimate corresponding to a location estimate of the mobile device (320) at the time of making the request, the authorization authority (360) performing the steps of: receiving the license information, verifying whether the license information authorizes access to indoor location information by the mobile device (320), issuing a secure proof, verifiable by the positioning webservice (310) upon successful verification, the secure proof indicating that the license information authorizes access to indoor location informati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Engel Johannes Knibbe, Onno Martin Janssen, Hans Van Amstel, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Mark Henricus Verberkt, Emmanuel David Lucas Michael Frimout, Xiangyu Wang, Petrus Johannes Lenoir
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONAL ACCESS TO INDOOR LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20200257818
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and methods for providing conditional access to indoor location information in a system comprising a mobile device (320), a positioning webservice (310) and an authorization authority (360), the method comprising: the mobile device (320) performing the steps of: transmitting license information to the authorization authority (360) and transmitting a request for indoor location information to the positioning webservice, the request comprising a request-location-estimate corresponding to a location estimate of the mobile device (320) at the time of making the request, the authorization authority (360) performing the steps of: receiving the license information, verifying whether the license information authorizes access to indoor location information by the mobile device (320), issuing a secure proof, verifiable by the positioning webservice (310) upon successful verification, the secure proof indicating that the license information authorizes access to indoor location informati
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: ENGEL JOHANNES KNIBBE, ONNO MARTIN JANSSEN, HANS VAN AMSTEL, STEPHANUS JOSEPH JOHANNES NIJSSEN, MARK HENRICUS VERBERKT, EMMANUEL DAVID LUCAS MICHAEL FRIMOUT, XIANGYU WANG, PETER JOHANNES LENOIR
  • Methods and systems for providing conditional access to indoor location information
    Patent number: 10664608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and methods for providing conditional access to indoor location information in a system comprising a mobile device (320), a positioning webservice (310) and an authorization authority (360), the method comprising: the mobile device (320) performing the steps of: transmitting license information to the authorization authority (360) and transmitting a request for indoor location information to the positioning webservice, the request comprising a request-location-estimate corresponding to a location estimate of the mobile device (320) at the time of making the request, the authorization authority (360) performing the steps of: receiving the license information, verifying whether the license information authorizes access to indoor location information by the mobile device (320), issuing a secure proof, verifiable by the positioning webservice (310) upon successful verification, the secure proof indicating that the license information authorizes access to indoor location informati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Engel Johannes Knibbe, Onno Martin Janssen, Hans Van Amstel, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Mark Henricus Verberkt, Emmanuel David Lucas Michael Frimout, Xiangyu Wang, Peter Johannes Lenoir
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONAL ACCESS TO INDOOR LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180018473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and methods for providing conditional access to indoor location information in a system comprising a mobile device (320), a positioning webservice (310) and an authorization authority (360), the method comprising: the mobile device (320) performing the steps of: transmitting license information to the authorization authority (360) and transmitting a request for indoor location information to the positioning webservice, the request comprising a request-location-estimate corresponding to a location estimate of the mobile device (320) at the time of making the request, the authorization authority (360) performing the steps of: receiving the license information, verifying whether the license information authorizes access to indoor location information by the mobile device (320), issuing a secure proof, verifiable by the positioning webservice (310) upon successful verification, the secure proof indicating that the license information authorizes access to indoor location informati
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: ENGEL JOHANNES KNIBBE, ONNO MARTIN JANSSEN, HANS VAN AMSTEL, STEPHANUS JOSEPH JOHANNES NIJSSEN, MARK HENRICUS VERBERKT, EMMANUEL DAVID LUCAS MICHAEL FRIMOUT, XIANGYU WANG, PETER JOHANNES LENOIR