Patents by Inventor Joshua L. Hassol

Joshua L. Hassol 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).

  • Portable electronic authorization system and method
    Patent number: 7340439
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a user authenticator and a transponder. The transponder is permitted to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the apparatus in response to a wireless interrogation signal after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises, a memory, a user input, and a transponder. The memory stores at least first and second distinct codes. The user input permits a user to select any one of the at least first and second codes for transmission in response to a wireless interrogation signal. The transponder emits a wireless signal representing the selected one of the at least first and second codes in response to an interrogation signal. In yet another embodiment, a token that may be used to engage in a transaction at a point of sale comprises a substrate, a rewritable memory, and a reconfigurable display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Chameleon Network Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Burger, Joseph A. Thomas, Joshua L. Hassol
  • Portable electronic authorization system and method
    Publication number: 20030220876
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a user authenticator and a transponder. The transponder is permitted to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the apparatus in response to a wireless interrogation signal after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises, a memory, a user input, and a transponder. The memory stores at least first and second distinct codes. The user input permits a user to select any one of the at least first and second codes for transmission in response to a wireless interrogation signal. The transponder emits a wireless signal representing the selected one of the at least first and second codes in response to an interrogation signal. In yet another embodiment, a token that may be used to engage in a transaction at a point of sale comprises a substrate, a rewritable memory, and a reconfigurable display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Todd O. Burger, Joseph A. Thomas, Joshua L. Hassol, Karlin B. Jessen