Patents by Inventor Lionel Georges Etienne

Lionel Georges Etienne 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).

  • Secure pairing for wired or wireless communications devices
    Patent number: 8813188
    Abstract: Pairing is achieved between a host communications device and a peripheral communications device, in order to establish an ad hoc wireless or wired network. A device identification, relating uniquely to the peripheral device, is displayed on the host device. In order to accept the pairing, the user confirms that the device identification displayed on the host device matches that printed on the peripheral device, and then completes the pairing procedure by pressing a key on the peripheral device, or, if Near Field Communication (NFC) techniques are implemented in the devices, by placing the peripheral device in contact with, or sufficiently close to, the host device. Thus, secure pairing is achieved, without requiring a complex user interface on the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Vauclair, Javier Serret Avila, Lionel Georges Etienne, Philippe Teuwen
  • Secure Pairing for Wired or Wireless Communications Devices
    Publication number: 20080320587
    Abstract: Pairing is achieved between a host communications device and a peripheral communications device, in order to establish an ad hoc wireless or wired network. A device identification, relating uniquely to the peripheral device, is displayed on the host device. In order to accept the pairing, the user confirms that th.—device identification displayed on the host device matches that printed on the peripheral diwice, and then completes the pairing procedure by pressing a key on the peripheral device, or, if Near Field Communication (NFC) techniques are implemented in the devices, by placing the peripheral device in contact with, or sufficiently close to, the host device. Thus, secure pairing is achieved, without requiring a complex user interface on the peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Vauclair, Javier Serret Avila, Lionel Georges Etienne, Philippe Teuwen