Patents by Inventor Luke Smyth

Luke Smyth 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).

  • Using secure web sockets to extend reach of conditional access systems
    Patent number: 11310271
    Abstract: A system and method for securely and bi-directionally transmitting information including conditional access private data between a client and a headend is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes: establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection, establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection; upgrading the HTTPs connection to a persistent bi-directional connection, accepting a first message from a client via the web socket connection, wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the client, parsing the message for the identifier of the client, associating the identifier of the client with the secure web socket connection, and transmitting a second message notifying the headend of the secure web site that connection, the message comprising the identifier of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Luke Smyth, Derek Gilmore
  • USING SECURE WEB SOCKETS TO EXTEND REACH OF CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200267185
    Abstract: A system and method for securely and bi-directionally transmitting information including conditional access private data between a client and a headend is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes: establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection, establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection; upgrading the HTTPs connection to a persistent bi-directional connection, accepting a first message from a client via the web socket connection, wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the client, parsing the message for the identifier of the client, associating the identifier of the client with the secure web socket connection, and transmitting a second message notifying the headend of the secure web site that connection, the message comprising the identifier of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Smyth, Derek Gilmore