Patents by Inventor James Brian Sullivan Begley

James Brian Sullivan Begley 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).

  • Dynamic host configuration protocol with security
    Patent number: 7542468
    Abstract: A request from a user of a computer device to gain access to a communication network is routed to a captive web portal running on a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server where the device has a media access control (MAC) address that is not known to the DHCP server, rather than being routed to a DNS server that provides domain name resolution or network resources. The captive web portal prompts a user of the computer device to provide authentication information. If the user is authenticated, the DHCP server provides an actual internet protocol (IP) address that uniquely identifies the computer device on a network supporting TCP/IP and provides access to network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: James Brian Sullivan Begley, Tony Thomas, Franz Badias