Patents by Inventor Nicola Portinaro

Nicola Portinaro 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).

  • Method and system for managing network access device using a smart card
    Patent number: 7530101
    Abstract: A method of operating via a smart card an access gateway between a local area network and a wide area network under the control of a management system includes the steps of providing in the smart card at least a first memory area containing configuration data for access to the wide area network that cannot be modified by the user and a second memory area adapted for storing personalized configuration data of the user, and providing in the access gateway a third memory area and storing the contents of the second memory area of the smart card in the third memory area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignees: Telecom Italia S.p.A., Pirelli & C. S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Gallo, Ilario Gregori, Simonetta Mangiabene, Marco Polano, Nicola Portinaro
  • Method and system for managing network access device using a smart card
    Publication number: 20060101506
    Abstract: A method of operating via a smart card an access gateway between a local area network and a wide area network under the control of a management system includes the steps of providing in the smart card at least a first memory area containing configuration data for access to the wide area network that cannot be modified by the user and a second memory area adapted for storing personalized configuration data of the user, and providing in the access gateway a third memory area and storing the contents of the second memory area of the smart card in the third memory area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicants: TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A., PIRELLI & C. S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Gallo, Ilario Gregori, Simonetta Mangiabene, Marco Polano, Nicola Portinaro