Patents by Inventor Mark D. Seaborn

Mark D. Seaborn 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVISIONING OR MANAGING DEVICE CERTIFICATES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120166796
    Abstract: A certificate manager transmits a certificate service advertisement to a plurality of certificate clients. The certificate service advertisement identifies the certificate manager and includes segregation data. The segregation data indicates a set of services offered or a set of clients for which the certificate manager offers service. Responsive to the transmitting of the certificate service advertisement, the certificate manager receives a certificate service request from at least one certificate client of the plurality of certificate clients. The certificate manager verifies that the at least one certificate client is associated with the set of clients for which the certificate manager offers service, and the certificate manager fulfills the certificate service request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: ANTHONY R. METKE, ERWIN HIMAWAN, MARK D. SEABORN, SHANTHI E. THOMAS
  • SELECTING A LEADER NODE FOR AN AD HOC NETWORK BASED ON SERVICES
    Publication number: 20080062945
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for forming networks based on services offered or provided by particular leader nodes. Client nodes in the network can select a particular leader node based on a desired service offered or provided by the particular leader node. The client nodes can become a part of a different structured network such that the client nodes can have access to a desired service provided, either directly or indirectly, by the particular leader node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Ramandeep Ahuja, Surender Kumar, Mark D. Seaborn