Patents by Inventor John Robert Probin

John Robert Probin 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 of using a signed GUID
    Patent number: 8972730
    Abstract: A method and apparatus wherein the method includes the steps of generating a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a security system appliance, saving a public key and private key of the security system appliance in a memory of the security system appliance, a manufacturer of the security system appliance generating a signed version of the GUID and the public key, saving the signed version of the GUID and public key in the memory of the security system appliance, the security system appliance sending a registration message including the signed version of the GUID and public key to a security system server and the security system server authenticating the security system appliance using the signed version of the GUID and public key of the security system appliance and a public key of the manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Paul Schmit, John Robert Probin, Tom Richard Markham, Mark H. Schmidt, Jean U. Millien, Kerry Warren Podolsky
  • System and Method of Using a Signed GUID
    Publication number: 20140258727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus wherein the method includes the steps of generating a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a security system appliance, saving a public key and private key of the security system appliance in a memory of the security system appliance, a manufacturer of the security system appliance generating a signed version of the GUID and the public key, saving the signed version of the GUID and public key in the memory of the security system appliance, the security system appliance sending a registration message including the signed version of the GUID and public key to a security system server and the security system server authenticating the security system appliance using the signed version of the GUID and public key of the security system appliance and a public key of the manufacturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Paul SCHMIT, John Robert Probin, Tom Richard Markham, Mark H. Schmidt, Jean U. Millien, Kerry Warren Podolsky