Patents by Inventor Mark Sauther

Mark Sauther 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 identification of internet hotspots for the passage of sensitive information
    Patent number: 10305884
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the identity of internet hotspots, comprising a user device having a processor, memory, and radio transceiver, an internet hotspot, a wireless access point, coupled to the radio transceiver of the user device and the internet hotspot, and a program stored in the memory and adapted to run on the processor of the user device, wherein the program is configured to identify a mobile wireless access point for connection by a user, connect a user to the wireless access point through a login request, query an initial probe request for the identity of the authenticating source of the wireless access point, perform a security check on the wireless access point, verify the validity and authenticity of the wireless access point to prevent transmission of information associated with the user device, and either permit or drop the connection to the wireless access point upon verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Sauther
  • Secure Identification of Internet Hotspots for the Passage of Sensitive Information
    Publication number: 20140165180
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the identity of internet hotspots, comprising a user device having a processor, memory, and radio transceiver, an internet hotspot, a wireless access point, coupled to the radio transceiver of the user device and the internet hotspot, and a program stored in the memory and adapted to run on the processor of the user device, wherein the program is configured to identify a mobile wireless access point for connection by a user, connect a user to the wireless access point through a login request, query an initial probe request for the identity of the authenticating source of the wireless access point, perform a security check on the wireless access point, verify the validity and authenticity of the wireless access point to prevent transmission of information associated with the user device, and either permit or drop the connection to the wireless access point upon verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Mark Sauther