Patents by Inventor HOWARD QUE

HOWARD QUE 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 authenticating wireless modules
    Patent number: 11388597
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for authenticating a wireless module. A method comprises the steps of: (i) generating (1332), by the wireless module (112A), a first encryption value, and retrieving a unique identifier of the wireless module from memory; (ii) verifying (1334), by the wireless module, the generated first encryption value and retrieved unique identifier; (iii) sending (1336), by the wireless module, the retrieved unique identifier and a second encryption value to the gateway (110A); (iv) verifying (1338), by the gateway, the received unique identifier and second encryption value, wherein verifying the second encryption value authenticates the wireless module; (v) sending (1340), by the gateway, a third encryption value to the wireless module; and (vi) verifying (1342), by the wireless module, the received third encryption value, wherein verifying the third encryption value authenticates the gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Zhizhong Zhang, Howard Que, Shuming Huang, Linchun Du, Junjun Zhang, Mark Henricus Verberkt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING WIRELESS MODULES
    Publication number: 20190132738
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for authenticating a wireless module. A method comprises the steps of: (i) generating (1332), by the wireless module (112A), a first encryption value, and retrieving a unique identifier of the wireless module from memory; (ii) verifying (1334), by the wireless module, the generated first encryption value and retrieved unique identifier; (iii) sending (1336), by the wireless module, the retrieved unique identifier and a second encryption value to the gateway (110A); (iv) verifying (1338), by the gateway, the received unique identifier and second encryption value, wherein verifying the second encryption value authenticates the wireless module; (v) sending (1340), by the gateway, a third encryption value to the wireless module; and (vi) verifying (1342), by the wireless module, the received third encryption value, wherein verifying the third encryption value authenticates the gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: ZHIZHONG ZHANG, HOWARD QUE, SHUMING HUANG, LINCHUN DU, JUNJUN ZHANG, MARK HENRICUS VERBERKT