Patents by Inventor John Thomas Perry

John Thomas Perry 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 components on an electronic device
    Patent number: 12242660
    Abstract: In some examples, a method comprises determining, at an electronic device having a first component of a first component type, a unique identifier associated with the first component. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the unique identifier does not match the expected identifier of the component of the first component type in the electronic device, determining that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies one or more eligibility criteria. In some examples, in accordance with the determination that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies the one or more eligibility criteria, authenticating an association of the first component with the electronic device, including updating an installation counter associated with the first component, and updating the expected identifier for the component of the first type based on the unique identifier of the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Philip Mensch, John Thomas Perry, Yiqun Zhu, Jerrold Hauck, Peter Chang, Tiffany Shih-Yu Fang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING COMPONENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230214534
    Abstract: In some examples, a method comprises determining, at an electronic device having a first component of a first component type, a unique identifier associated with the first component. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the unique identifier does not match the expected identifier of the component of the first component type in the electronic device, determining that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies one or more eligibility criteria. In some examples, in accordance with the determination that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies the one or more eligibility criteria, authenticating an association of the first component with the electronic device, including updating an installation counter associated with the first component, and updating the expected identifier for the component of the first type based on the unique identifier of the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Philip MENSCH, John Thomas PERRY, Yiqun ZHU, Jerrold HAUCK, Peter CHANG, Tiffany Shih-Yu FANG
  • Systems and methods for authenticating components on an electronic device
    Patent number: 11593526
    Abstract: In some examples, a method comprises determining, at an electronic device having a first component of a first component type, a unique identifier associated with the first component. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the unique identifier does not match the expected identifier of the component of the first component type in the electronic device, determining that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies one or more eligibility criteria. In some examples, in accordance with the determination that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies the one or more eligibility criteria, authenticating an association of the first component with the electronic device, including updating an installation counter associated with the first component, and updating the expected identifier for the component of the first type based on the unique identifier of the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Philip Mensch, John Thomas Perry, Yiqun Zhu, Jerrold Hauck, Peter Chang, Tiffany Shih-Yu Fang