Patents by Inventor Lionel Ni

Lionel Ni 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).

  • Private entity authentication for pervasive computing environments
    Patent number: 8966252
    Abstract: A method is provided for authenticating an entity having a plurality of keys in a digital form residing on a claimant computing device. The method comprises: generating a first code word by applying a hash function to a first key residing on the claimant computing device; encoding the first code word into an array of bits having a Bloom filter format; generating a second code word by applying a hash function to a second key residing on the claimant computing device; encoding the second code word into the array of bits; and broadcasting an authentication message having the array of bits therein from the claimant computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Matt W. Mutka, Feng Zhu, Lionel Ni
  • Private entity authentication for pervasive computing environments
    Publication number: 20080229103
    Abstract: A method is provided for authenticating an entity having a plurality of keys in a digital form residing on a claimant computing device. The method comprises: generating a first code word by applying a hash function to a first key residing on the claimant computing device; encoding the first code word into an array of bits having a Bloom filter format; generating a second code word by applying a hash function to a second key residing on the claimant computing device; encoding the second code word into the array of bits; and broadcasting an authentication message having the array of bits therein from the claimant computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Matt W. Mutka, Feng Zhu, Lionel Ni