Patents by Inventor Mike Beauford

Mike Beauford 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).

  • Device location verification for updated map data
    Patent number: 11395092
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying a device requesting map data is within an approved geographic boundary. The method includes receiving a request including a route hop count and a latency value calculated from the device to a network node. The route hop count and latency values are compared against threshold values. The device is determined to be within the approved geographic boundary based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Mike Beauford
  • DEVICE LOCATION VERIFICATION FOR UPDATED MAP DATA
    Publication number: 20180020324
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying a device requesting map data is within an approved geographic boundary. The method includes receiving a request including a route hop count and a latency value calculated from the device to a network node. The route hop count and latency values are compared against threshold values. The device is determined to be within the approved geographic boundary based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Beauford
  • Push-based trust model for public cloud applications
    Patent number: 9473482
    Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform operations including deploying, with a device of a private network, an application instance with an application web service in a cloud network; and based on the deploying, communicating with the application web service in the cloud network to establish a trust relationship with the application web service for the application instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Samuli J. Koivuniemi, Zahid N. Ahmed, Sumit Lonial, Mike Beauford
  • Cloud centric application trust validation
    Patent number: 9253185
    Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform the method of sending towards a key management device associated with an application service provider for an application, a key request for the application being booted in the cloud network; and in response to the key request, receiving an application specific key for the application, where the key is based on multiple factors associated with the application server. Further, there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform the method of receiving a key request from an application server of a cloud network for the application being booted in the cloud network; in response to the key request, authenticating the request using multiple attributes associated with the application server; and sending an application specific key for the application towards the application server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Anssi Alaranta, Zahid N. Ahmed, Karthik Muthukrishnan, Mike Beauford
  • Push-Based Trust Model For Public Cloud Applications
    Publication number: 20150180848
    Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform operations including deploying, with a device of a private network, an application instance with an application web service in a cloud network; and based on the deploying, communicating with the application web service in the cloud network to establish a trust relationship with the application web service for the application instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Samuli J. Koivuniemi, Zahid N. Ahmed, Sumit Lonial, Mike Beauford
  • Cloud Centric Application Trust Validation
    Publication number: 20140181517
    Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform the method of sending towards a key management device associated with an application service provider for an application, a key request for the application being booted in the cloud network; and in response to the key request, receiving an application specific key for the application, where the key is based on multiple factors associated with the application server. Further, there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform the method of receiving a key request from an application server of a cloud network for the application being booted in the cloud network; in response to the key request, authenticating the request using multiple attributes associated with the application server; and sending an application specific key for the application towards the application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Anssi Alaranta, Zahid N. Ahmed, Karthik Muthukrishnan, Mike Beauford